Ceremonies of Innocence updates and collects Steve Russell's commentaries on the contemporary Indian Wars in the United States. Early versions of these essays appeared in Indian Country Today. These essays assume less background in political science, history, and economics than Russell's first book on tribal governance, Sequoyah Rising (Carolina Academic Press 2010). Still, there is much food for thought here not just for tribal voters and officials in tribal government, but also for non-Indians who care about the aggressions against Indian property and self-government that continue in their name.