A status higher than states -- Domestic dependent nations -- The organization of the reservations -- The movement for reform -- The vision of the Red Atlantis -- The Collier Bill -- The House hearings -- The Indian congresses -- Political conflict in the upper house -- The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 and the Collier Bill : a comparison -- Bringing the law to life -- Ratification and its aftermath -- The barren years -- The Indian Civil Rights Act -- The cry for self-determination -- The emergence of Indian nationalism -- The future of Indian nations -- Appendix: A comparison of the Wheeler-Howard Act and the original Collier Bill