On this day in 1924 the United States Congress passed a law granting citizenship to all American Indians. The irony is overwhelming. The Austin Public Library has a generous collection of items devoted to the most authentic of Americans. Below is a sampling of titles to pique your interest.
Books:
Making the white man's Indian : native Americans and Hollywood movies
Standing Bear is a person : the true story of a Native American's quest for justice
Losing a lost tribe : Native Americans, DNA, and the Mormon Church
100 Native Americans who shaped American history
The Native Americans of the Texas Edwards Plateau, 1582-1799
Foreigners in their native land : historical roots of the Mexican Americans
Indians of the Southwest : traditions, history, legends, and life
Great speeches by Native Americans
Exterminate them : written accounts of the murder, rape, and slavery of Native Americans during the California gold rush, 1848-1868
Native Americans : an encyclopedia of history, culture, and peoples
Killing the white man's Indian : reinventing Native Americans at the end of the twentieth century
Red earth, white lies : Native Americans and the myth of scientific fact
If you poison us : uranium and Native Americans
The dancing healers : a doctor's journey of healing with native Americans
The Native Americans : ethnology and backgrounds of the North American Indians
In the hands of the Great Spirit : the 20,000-year history of American Indians
American Indians in World War I : at home and at war
Between two fires : American Indians in the Civil War
Video Recordings:
Native Americans [videorecording]
A History of Native Americans [videorecording]
The Native Americans [videorecording]
Black Indians [videorecording] : an American story
Indians of the Southwest [videorecording] : the legacy of the American Indians
Sound Recordings:
Sacred spirit II [sound recording] : more chants and dances of the native Americans
Music for the Native Americans [sound recording]
Music of the Native American Indians [sound recording] : Navajo, Cherokee--
On this day in 1924 the United States Congress passed a law granting citizenship to all American Indians. The irony is overwhelming. The Austin Public Library has a generous collection of items devoted to the most authentic of Americans. Below is a sampling of titles to pique your interest. 
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