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A compendium devoted to the dance forms of North American Indians. It includes a 50-page historic survey beginning with Jacques Cartier in 1534 and treats the principal pan-tribal dance forms in their cultural contexts. A partial survey of dances unique to particular tribes is also included.

An introduction to traditional tribal governments, to the history of Indian-white relations, to the structure and legal rights of modern tribal governments, and to the changing roles of federal and state governments in relation to modern tribal governments.