Provides the first broad survey of Native American contributions during the war, examining how military service led to hightened expectations for changes in fed

Details the impact of World War II on American Indian life, arguing that the war had a more profound and lasting effect on the course of Indian affairs in the t

The little-known story of how army veterans returning to reservation life after World War I transformed Native American identity. Drawing from archival sources

More than twelve thousand American Indians served in the United States military in World War I, even though many were not U.S. citizens and did not enjoy the be

"Native Americans have willingly served in the U.S. military during every one of its wars, and their numbers in the armed forces today exceed the percentage of