Sovereignty for Survival
American Energy Development and Indian Self-Determination
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7306673 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leah S Glaser (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 841-842 |
| Publication date | 2016-11-08 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of American History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8723 • E-ISSN: 1945-2314 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jahist/jaw473 |
| OpenAlex | W4300856461 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
While I was writing this review, Peabody Energy, the largest coal company in the country, and one with operations on several Indian reservations, filed for bankruptcy. What this milestone means for communities economically dependent upon fossil fuels is a critical question today. That is why nuanced historical examinations of energy development, such as James Robert Allison III's new book, are important for understanding how policies and politics might respond to climate change and increased global use of renewable energy resources. Allison supports his strong grasp of technological and legal issues around energy with thorough primary-source research. He cites newspapers, national and local archives, contemporary periodicals, legal documents, and oral interviews. This is not the first study to stress Indian agency through control of energy resources, however. The introduction washes over relevant literature, which deserved more attention than the footnotes. These works, many focusing upon the Colorado Plateau, explore issues of self-determination, cultural survival, and sovereignty. Through three main sections: “Constructing Bad Deals,” “Local Resistance,” and “The National Campaign,” Allison echoes and reinforces their themes of intertribal conflict over tradition and development, grassroots pressure on tribal leadership, and pan-Indian coordination that redefined the socioeconomic culture of the domestic energy industry. But Allison deserves much credit for augmenting this story with events on the northern Great Plains. He convincingly argues that the earlier and ongoing local efforts of the Northern Cheyenne and Crow to control energy development on their reservation refined and expanded the definitions of Indian sovereignty embedded in legislation
Economics · Economy · Grassroots · Legislation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Sovereignty · American Environmental and Regional History · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Law
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |