Behind the Trail of Broken Treaties; an Indian declaration of independence by Vine DeloriaMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
The Trail of Broken Treaties (also known as the Trail of Broken Treaties Caravan and the Pan American Native Quest for Justice ) was a cross-country protest that was staged in the autumn of 1972 in the United States by American Indian and First Nations organizations. Edited by Vine Deloria Jr., multiple authors go over legal details and history leading to Wounded Knee and protests such as the occupation of Alcatraz and the Trail of Broken Treaties itself. The multiple authors and the consensus on legal review makdes for some redundant content as the arc from law of discovery (implicit vanquishing) to Congressionally initiated citizenship (as third-class citizens really) is rehashed from only slightly different angles. While I did not find it as engaging as Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto, it is still very educational on the mistreatment of sovereignty initially considered for the aboriginal peoples of America and then steadily eroded and usurped over the centuries.
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