Beyond Blood Quantum: Refusal to Disappear
Forthcoming: March 18, 2025
In the second volume of The Great Vanishing Act, voices from Indian Country convey the insidious impacts of the Indian Reorganization Act confronting the existential and pragmatic questions facing many Native Nations with a forward by Philip J. Deloria.
“Our elders teach us that no man, or government, not even the most powerful nation in the world can take away all that defines who we are as Indigenous people.”
—Regis Pecos
“Tribal citizens must become informed of where we are and where we are going on the explosive issue of blood quantum. The chapters in this book are a tool for self-education and constitute possible road maps for the future of Indian nations.”
—Henrietta Mann
“A testament to the refusal to disappear and inherent Indigenous sovereignty, Beyond Blood Quantum offers profound insights and reflections on the path forward.”
—Wayne Ducheneaux
“The tough issues of Native American identity come from within our communities as well as the harmful legacy of oppressive federal Indian policy. From the rise in “pretendians” to the fetishization of Native culture, contributors allow readers to explore the complexities of what it means to belong to a Tribe/Native Nation, according to their own customs and governance.”
—Karen Diver