Unlikely Alliances: Native Nations and White Communities Join to Defend Rural Lands - Paperbackby Zoltn Grossman (Author), Winona LaDuke (Foreword by) Often when Native nations assert their treaty rights and sovereignty, they are confronted with a backlash from their neighbors, who are fearful of losing control of the natural resources. Yet, when both groups are faced with an outside threat to their common environment such as mines, dams, or an oil pipeline these communities have unexpectedly joined together to protect the resources. Some