Power from powerlessness [electronic resource] : tribal governments, institutional niches, and American federalism / Laura Evans. Evans, Laura E. (Laura Elizabeth), 1972- Indians of North America Politics and government. Tribal government United States. Indians of North America Government relations. Intergovernmental cooperation United States. Federal government United States. E98.T77 323.1197073 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 11, 2011). Here, Laura Evans looks at the successful policy interventions by a range of Indian tribes to explain how disadvantaged groups can build capacity and exploit niches in the institutional framework of American federalism to obtain unlikely victories. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199742745.001.0001 eng United States. United States. United States.