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Contents List of Illustrations vii Preface ix Acknowledgments xvii Indian Groups and Organizations of Alabama and Louisiana xviii Key People xix 1. Back on the Map: The Emergence of a Deep Southern Indian Rights Movement 1 2. “We’ll Do It in the Spirit of Brotherhood”: Inter-Tribal Politics and the Challenge of Centralizing Representation 41 3. Acknowledging Indians in a Bipolar South: Shifting Racial Identities 70 4. Starting from Scratch: Struggling to Improve Indian Lives 99 5. A Regional Makeover: Tourism and How Indians Remade the South 141 Conclusion 172 Appendix: Other Tribes of the South 177 Notes 181 References 233 Index 249 ...

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