The Seminole Nation is introduced as the smallest and fiercest of the Five "Civilized" Tribes. A member of the Choctaw Nation who practices tribal and federal Indian law, Work traces the history of the Seminoles' legal struggles with the U.S. government since removal from Florida in the late 19th century to survival as a sovereign indigenous nation in Oklahoma. The volume includes a foreword by the faculty director of the American Indian Law and Policy Center, University of Oklahoma; photographs; Seminole Nation general council election results by band (1969-1989); and a bibliography organized by treaties, federal statutes, Seminole Nation laws, and tribal constitutions, cases, books, and other sources. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)