The Jicarilla Apache Tribe a History, 1846-1970
Veronica E. Velarde Tiller
- Lincoln, Nebraska University of Nebraska Press 1983
- 265 p.
List of maps and illustrations -- Preface -- Preface to the Bison Book edition -- Prologue: Jicarilla Apache origins and early white contact -- Jicarilla Apache culture in 1846 -- Establishing the relationship of dependency: 1846-55 -- The ration system: 1855-72 -- Removal: 1873-86 -- The Jicarilla Apache economy: 1887-1934 -- The twilight years: reservation life, 1887-1934 -- The search for education: 1887-1940 -- The impact of the Indian Reorganization Act: 1934-49 -- The pursuit of the American dream: the 1950s -- The era of growth: 1960-70 -- Epilogue -- Afterword to the Bison Book edition -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
" It is unusual to find a history of a tribe that provides an evenhanded account of the relations between the Indian people and the United States federal government. Veronica Tiller' s history of the Jicarilla Apaches is such a book. It lives up to the expectations for a good history, as well as to the promise of what an Indian author can do with the history of her own tribe." -- Western Historical Quarterly