Encyclopedia of Politics of the American West

Steven L. Danver is academic coordinator and core faculty member in social sciences in the College of Undergraduate Studies at Walden University. A lifelong resident of the American West, he was born and raised in Southern California and has, at various times, lived in Central California, Northern California, Utah, and Colorado. He currently resides in southern Washington State. After completing a bachelor's degree in religious studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara and a master's degree in historical studies from Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, he earned his doctorate in American history from the University of Utah. Professionally, he has specialized in the history and politics of the American West, as well as in American Indian and American environmental history and policy. His research has largely centered on natural resource policy as it has applied to American Indian nations. He has taught at nearly every type of institution of higher education, including large research universities, small liberal arts colleges, community colleges, and online universities. He has edited or coedited a number of books, including Water Politics and Policy in the United States (with John R. Burch Jr., CQ Press/SAGE, 2011), which was named to the 2012 Outstanding Academic Title list by the American Library Association's Choice magazine. He has been the managing editor of Journal of the West since 2004.

Wildlife Restoration Brown v. Board of Education - Rolando Avila Firearms: (sidebar) National Rifle Association - Rolondo Avila Bush, George W. - Rolando Avila Chavez, Cesar - Rolando Avila Geronimo (Apache) - Rolando Avila Polk, James K. - Rolando Avila Turner, Frederick Jackson - Rolando Avila 1a. Kansas: (sidebar) Brown v. Board of Education - Rolondo Avila Education - Rolondo Avila California Coastal Commission - Ralph Baker American Fur Company - Barton Barbour Animas-La Plata Project - John Barnhill Border Fence - John Barnhill Firearms - John Barnhill New Federalism - John Barnhill Platte River - John Barnhill Proposition 13 (California, 1978) - John Barnhill Rio Grande - John Barnhill Urbanization - John Barnhill Newlands, Francis - Michael Beauchamp Black Hills - Jack Becker Democratic Party - Walter Bell Equal Rights Amendment - Bernard Bell Interstate Compacts - Bernard Bell Watt, James G. - Walter Bell Women's rights - Walter Bell Proposition 8 (California, 2008) - Christopher Blythe 2a. Colorado - Andrew Braun Austin, Texas - Andrew Braun Benton, Thomas Hart - Andrew Braun Missouri Plan - Andrew Braun North American Free Trade Agreement - Andrew Braun Federal Power Act - Jay Brigham Hill, James J. - Ron Briley Means, Russell (Lakota) - Ron Briley Land Rights, American Indian - Arthur Brokop Native Americans - Arthur Brokop, Steven Danver 2d. Utah: (sidebar) Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument - John Burch 3b. Oregon: (sidebar) Celilo Falls - John Burch 4b. New Mexico: (sidebar) Blue Lake - John Burch 5c. Hawai'i - John Burch Alcatraz Island Occupation - John Burch Arizona v. California (1963) - John Burch Exodusters: (sidebar) Benjamin "Pap" Singleton - John Burch Hispanic Americans: (sidebar) Jerry Apodaca - John Burch John Birch Society - John Burch MEChA: (sidebar) Cruz Bustamante and the 2003 California Gubernatorial Recall Election - John Burch Mining, coal - John Burch Parker, Quanah (Comanche) - John Burch Waste, hazardous: (sidebar) Skull Valley Gosiutes and Nuclear Storage - John Burch Mankiller, Wilma (Cherokee) - Steve Canipe Red Cloud (Lakota) - Steve Canipe Tucson, Arizona - Steve Canipe Eastman, Charles/Ohiyesa (Lakota) - Rory Cornish Rural West and Urbanization - Wendel Cox Fishing Rights - S. Matthew DeSpain Winters v. United States (1908) - S. Matthew DeSpain Federal Lands Policy Management Act (1976) - Douglas Dodd Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (1968) - Douglas Dodd Wilderness Act (1964) - Douglas Dodd Regionalism - Robert Dorman Powell, John Wesley - Alan Downs Huerta, Delores - Meredith Eliassen Asian Americans - Jessie Embry Endangered Species Act (1973) - Hannah Anderson, Jessie Embry Pacific Islanders - Jessie Embry, Hannah Anderson 1a. Kansas - Gary Entz Alaska Purchase (1867) - Dean Fafoutis 1c. North Dakota: (sidebar) Fighting Sioux mascot controversy - Hugh Foley 1d. Oklahoma: (sidebar) Black Towns and Civil Rights - Hugh Foley American Indian Movement - Hugh Foley Dust Bowl - Hugh Foley Echohawk, John E. (Pawnee) - Hugh Foley Governments, tribal - Hugh Foley Comstock Silver Boom - A. James Fuller Alien Land Laws - Shamira Gelbman Bird, Rose - Emily Gifford 4b. New Mexico - Henry Goldman Fur Trade - Henry Goldman Santa Fe, New Mexico - Henry Goldman Banking - Michael Greaney Boone and Crockett Club - Michael Greaney Courts, tribal - Michael Greaney Economic Development - Michael Greaney Japanese American Internment - Michael Greaney Populism - Michael Greaney Socialism - Michael Greaney Internal Revenue Service, U.S. - Michael Greeney 3c. Washington: (sidebar) World Trade Organization Protest - Ralph Hartsock 4a. Arizona: (sidebar) Martin Luther King Day controversy - Ralph Hartsock Democratic Party: (sidebar) Toney Anaya - Ralph Hartsock General Allotment Act (1887) - Ralph Hartsock Interior, U.S. Department of - Ralph Hartsock Ku Klux Klan: (sidebar) Clarence Moreley and the Denver Klan - Ralph Hartsock National Environmental Policy Act (1969) - Ralph Hartsock Pollution - Ralph Hartsock Transportation - Ralph Hartsock Reclamation Act (1902) - Abraham Hoffman Boise, Idaho - Chuck Howlett General Land Law Reform Act (1891) - Charles Howlett National Forest Management Act (1976) - Chuck Howlett Alaska Lands Bill (1980) - Andrew Hund Clean Air Act - Andrew Hund Clean Water Act (1972) - Andrew Hund Western Governors Association - Andrew Hund Hardrock Mining Law (1872): (sidebar) Lords of Yesterday - Andrew Hund Waste, hazardous - Andrew Hund Columbia River - Matt Hutchinson Seattle, Washington - Matt Hutchinson 1e. South Dakota: (sidebar) Wounded Knee 1973 - Mark Joy Grant Peace Policy - Mark Joy Timber Culture Act (1873) - Mark Joy 1. Great Plains - Martin Kich 2. Intermountain West - Martin Kich 4. Southwest - Martin Kich Hayden, Carl - Jennie Kronenfeld Richardson, Bill - Jennie Kronenfeld Symington, Fife - Jennie Kronenfeld National Congress of American Indians - Sweta Lal San Diego, California - Sweta Lal Indian Affairs, U.S. Bureau of - Marinella Lentis Omaha, Nebraska - Zachary Matusheski Militia Movement - David Meier 3c. Washington - Charles Mutschler Natural Resources and the Environment - Caryn Neumann Nixon, Richard M. - Luke Nichter Presidential Election, 1968 - Luke Nichter Presidential Election, 2000 - Luke Nichter Gold Rush, Klondike - Frank Norris Bolton, Herbert Eugene - Harriet Rafter Jackson, Helen Hunt - Harriet Rafter Indian Self-Determination - Jon Reyhner Murray, Patty - Kelly Boyer Sagert Antiquities Act (1906) - Elizabeth Schafer Expeditions, Scientific - Elizabeth Schafer Exploration - Elizabeth Schafer Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. - Elizabeth Schafer Fisheries - Elizabeth Schafer Gold Rush, Dakota - Elizabeth Schafer Great Northern Railway - Elizabeth Schafer Hull, Jane Dee - Elizabeth Schafer Mineral Leasing Act (1920) - Elizabeth Schafer Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act - Elizabeth Schafer Water Resources Council, U.S. - Elizabeth Schafer Water Resources Planning Act (1965) - Elizabeth Schafer Red Power Movement - Steven Silvern Sovereignty, Native American - Steven Silvern Energy, U.S. Department of: (sidebar) Atomic Power in the West - Donna Sinclair Taxation: (sidebar) Howard Jarvis - Donna Sinclair Third Parties: (sidebar) Green Party - Donna Sinclair Haywood, William D. "Big Bill": (sidebar) Steunenberg Murder Trial - Arthur Steinberg Prior Appropriation - Arthur Steinberg Public Domain - Arthur Steinberg 5a. Alaska - Eva Maria Stolberg Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) - Eva Maria Stolberg Muir, John - Eva Maria Stolberg Immigration and Migration - Rick and Katherine Scott Sturdevant Exodusters - Katherine Scott Sturdevant Gold Rush, Colorado - Katherine Scott Sturdevant Women's Voting Rights - Katherine Scott Sturdevant 5c. Hawai'i: (sidebar) Birther Controversy - Glen Taul Boundaries, State - Glen Taul Cheyenne, Wyoming - Glen Taul Mississippi River - Glen Taul All Indian Pueblo Council - Robin Walden Occupy Movement - Stan Weeber Colorado River Compact (1922) - Albert Chapman 2e. Wyoming - Merrill Evans 4a. Arizona - Merrill Evans Great Migration - Merrill Evans Ranching - Merrill Evans American Indian Movement: (sidebar) Trail of Broken Treaties - Farina King Richards, Ann - Archie McDonald Agrarian Movements - Jeff Wells Tulsa, Oklahoma - Jeff Wells Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Jeff Wells Keating, Frank - Jeff Wells Fort Worth, Texas - Jeff Wells El Paso, Texas - Jeff Wells Dallas, Texas - Jeff Wells

"...In this cogently written, logically organized encyclopedia, editor Danver has produced a worthy reference title that tackles what he considers to be America's "most politically distinct and fastest-growing" region....Overall coverage is wide-ranging and backed by seamlessly integrated scholarly information. The book is politically balanced and judicious in scope, and Danver and his team of scholarly contributors have accomplished a unique, easily searchable work that will surely find many imitators and is deserving of a home in most academic libraries." -- Brian Odom * Booklist * "While this set is specialized in terms of coverage and subject matter, it transcends those academic limitations because of its interdisciplinary nature....VERDICT: This set, which appears unique in its examination of the intersection of geography and politics, sets a high bar for subsequent forays into this field. Highly recommended for purchase by larger public libraries, especially those that support political science or social studies curricula." -- Michael Bemis * Library Journal * "...Danver, a prolific editor of reference titles, has carved out a niche with this work on the region's politics....This is a valuable resource for history and political science courses on the American West. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower- and upper-level undergraduates, and general readers." -- P.A. Frisch * CHOICE *