xiv, 363 pages : 24 cm A revolution is underway among the Indigenous nations of North America. It is a quiet revolution, largely unnoticed in society at large. But it is profoundly important. From the High Plains states and Prairie Provinces to the southwestern deserts, from Mississippi and Oklahoma to the northwest coast of the continent, Native peoples are reclaiming their right to govern themselves and to shape their future in their own ways. Challenging more than a century of colonial controls, they are addressing severe social problems, building sustainable economies, and reinvigorating Indigenous cultures. In effect, they are rebuilding their nations according to their own diverse and often innovative designs Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-344) and index Two approaches to the development of Native nations : one works, the other doesn't / Stephen Cornell and Joseph P. Kalt -- Development, governance, culture : what are they and what do they have to do with rebuilding Native nations? / Manley A. Begay, Jr. [and others] -- Remaking the tools of governance : colonial legacies, indigenous solutions / Stephen Cornell -- The role of constitutions in Native nation building : laying a firm foundation / Joseph P. Kalt -- Native nation courts : key players in nation rebuilding / Joseph Thomas Flies-Away, Carrie Garrow, and Miriam Jorgensen -- Getting things done for the nation : the challenge of tribal administration / Stephen Cornell and Miriam Jorgensen -- Managing the boundary between business and politics : strategies for improving the chances for success in tribally owned enterprises / Kenneth Grant and Jonathan Taylor -- Citizen entrepreneurship : an underutilized development resource / Stephen Cornell [and others] -- Governmental services and programs : meeting citizens' needs / Alyce S. Adams, Andrew J. Lee, and Michael Lipsky -- Intergovernmental relationships : expressions of tribal sovereignty / Sarah L. Hicks -- Rebuilding Native nations : what do leaders do? / Manley A. Begay, Jr [and others] -- Seizing the future : why some Native nations do and others don't / Stephen Cornell [and others] -- Afterword / by Satsan (Herb George)