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It all depends what specifically you are interested in and how far your current knowledge goes. There are some great books that provide gneral overviews in question form, "Everything you want to know about Indians but were too afraid to ask" by Anton Treuer provides a super basic starting place on a variety of topics. His brother, David Treuer, wrote a great book called "Rez Life" that puts a very intense and personal touch on the issues to sovereignty and land management that many tribes have to deal with.
Some interesting stuff I've read lately:
"Blood Politics: Race, Culture, and Identity in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma"
"Conquest; Sexual Violence and American Genocide."
"Holding Our World Together: Ojibwe Women & The Survival of Community"
Economics:
Reservation "Capitalism"
Buffalo, Inc.
Political/Policy Issue Books:
A Whale Hunt discusses Makah Whaling.
High Stakes Discusses gaming & the Seminole in Flordia.
I could probably go on forever. I spend too much money on books.
I can't speak for what's going on here, but in the 1970's it was pretty common for First Nations women to be forcibly sterilized. It was a practice supported by the US Department of Health, Education and Welfare that was inspired by the population control movement. There are stories of women going in for tonsillectomies or to have an appendix removed and leaving with a lubal litigation. Doctors would also lead women to believe that the surgeries were reversible. Losing a license would only occur if the woman had access to means of filing a grievance. Oftentimes information and resources are hard to come by, and even if they are available undocumented women would likely avoid "causing trouble" for fear of deportation. *Also, just remembered that this article is about prisoners. Women in prisons have even less agency.
There are lots of books written on the subject, but anyone interested should check out Conquest: Sexual Violence and American Indian Genocide
Well, if you're ever bored, you should check this out. Really fucking fantastic read.