Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures viii
4. Preface ix
5. Introduction to the Second Edition xi
6. Introduction 3
7. Two Solitudes: Myth and Reality of the Plains Indian and Agriculture 15
8. The “Queen's Bounty”: Government Response to Indian Agitation for Agricultural Assistance 50
9. The Home Farm Experiment 79
10. Assault upon the “Tribal” System: Government Policy after 1885 130
11. The Pioneer Experience: Prairie Reserve Agriculture 159
12. Prelude to Surrender: Severalty and “Peasant” Farming 193
13. Without a Leg to Stand On: Undermining Reserve Agriculture 237
14. Appendix One 259
15. Appendix Two 260
16. Notes 265
17. Bibliography 299
18. Index 317