Books by Elaine Devary Willman

Are you a community leader or landowner on an Indian reservation having difficulty finding information on federal Indian policy decisions that affect your county, town or private land?Slumbering Thunder provides informational strength and reference for a basic knowledge of government decisions affecting your life, the lives of struggling tribal families, and the future of your state, and our country.The federal Executive Branch and federal agencies are using 566 tribal governments and Indian reservations in 43 states as launch pads to expand tribal authority over non-tribal citizens. The rapid spread of tribalism is erasing state authority over its natural resources, and protections of property rights and citizens. American taxpayers in metropolitan areas may also be shocked to know the direct impacts upon all Americans, even those living far distant from reservations. This book addresses a bottomless-pit of annual trillions of taxpayer dollars keeping tribal families in apartheid and continual poverty.Slumbering Thunder will give you decision-making tools, model letters, and commentaries about your protections, rights of local governments and states whenexperiencing federal and tribal government intrusions.

This book is about two women who took an unusual road trip, ala Thelma and Louise, only this road trip is about a system taking down this country economically, politically and geographically. The author journeyed across the country and visited 17 Indian reservations from Washington State to New York, capturing direct testimony from farmers, tribal members, teachers, bankers, sheriffs, and all manner of folk who live within the historic or actual boundaries of Indian reservations.The stories captured were stark. The folks speaking felt they'd gone unheard for decades. The author promised each of them that their story would be told and offered anonymity to anyone who needed it, but no one wanted anonymity. The original purpose of the journey was to produce an 88-minute documentary, but the people interviewed and the stories told were so numerous, that 88 minutes fell short. So, the author transcribed the actual words from 130 hours of video, and recreated the journey for the reader. Please remember that this book only addresses 17 of the 565 federally recognized Indian tribes, and leaves it to the reader to imagine the full impact occurring across rural America, and now through tribal casinos, seeping quickly into urban America.