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Voice of the Tribes offers an important addition to the complicated story of late-twentieth-century Native American politics. Often at odds with Red Power activists, urban Indians, and unrecognized tribes, tribal chairs saw themselves as the only legitimate spokespeople for Indians. Telling their story is long overdue. --Sherry L. Smith, author of Hippies, Indians, and the Fight for Red Power In clear prose, Britten details the efforts of the NTCA to influence developments in Indian policy during these important decades...Voice of the Tribes should be on reading lists of serious students of federal Indian policy, modern Indian organizing, and tribal politics of the 1970s and 1980s. It is well written and fills an important gap in the literature on native politics during these decades. --- Southwestern Historical Quarterly Until now, no scholarly work has focused on the National Tribal Chairmen's Association. Thomas Britten's book not only contributes to the field but has the potential to fundamentally shift our understanding of intertribal politics in the 1970s. --Bradley G. Shreve, author of Red Power Rising: The National Indian Youth Council and the Origins of Native Activism Voice of the Tribes sheds light on a pivotal moment in Native American history. --Daniel M. Cobb, author of Native Activism in Cold War America: The Struggle for Sovereignty

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Thomas A. Britten is Professor of History at the University of Texas–Rio Grande Valley. He is the author of The National Council on Indian Opportunity: Quiet Champion of Self-Determination. Charles Trimble (Oglala Sioux) was a founder of the American Indian Press Association and served as Executive Director of the National Congress of American Indians from 1972 to 1978.

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