Table of Contents:
  • Forces of federal law in Indian territory, 1831-1898
  • Road to statehood : the impact of federal allotment legislation, 1897-1907
  • Federal stranglehold on Seminole lands and minerals, 1904-2002
  • Overview of Seminole claims cases against the United States, 1929-1990
  • Endeavoring to persevere : continuance of Seminole government, 1906-1968
  • Seminole nation constitution, 1964-1969
  • New beginnings : administrations of chiefs Terry Walker (1969-1972), Floyd Harjo (1972-1973), and Edwin Tanyan
  • Self-determination and dissent : administrations of chiefs Richmond Tiger 1977-1978), Tom Palmer (1978-1981), and James Milam (1981-1985)
  • Reconstruction and resource development: administrations of chiefs Edwin Tanyan (1985-1989) and Jerry G. Haney (1989-1993)