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Clearing a Path offers new models and ideas for exploring Native American history, drawing from disciplines like history, anthropology, and creative writing making this a must-read for anyone interested in the history of indigenous peoples.
List of contents
Introduction by Nancy Shoemaker Stories Chapter 1. Oral History, Narrative Strategies and Native American Historiography: Perspectives from the Yukon Territory, Canada by Julie Cruikshank Chapter 2. The Story of America: A Tribalography by LeAnne Howe Categories of Analysis Chapter 3. Categories by Nancy Shoemaker Chapter 4. Some Women are Wiser Than Some Men: Gender and Native American History by Gunlog Fur Political Economy Chapter 5. Marxism and Historical Materialism in American Indian History by Patricia C. Albers Chapter 6. Primary Sources: Indian Goods and the History of American Colonialism and the Nineteenth-Century Reservation by Jacki Thompson Rand Tribal Histories, Indigenous Histories Chapter 7. Keep Your Thoughts Above the Trees: Ideas on Developing and Presenting Tribal Histories by Craig Howe Chapter 8. Life Proceeds From the Name: Indigenous Peoples and the Predicament of Hybridity by James F. Brooks Notes on Contributors Index
About the author
Nancy Shoemaker, Associate Professor of History at the University of Connecticut, is the editor of Negotiatorsof Change: Historical Perspectives on Native AmericanWomen and the author of American Indian PopulationRecovery in the Twentieth Century.
Summary
Bringing together many important scholars in the field, this volume draws on cultural studies and anthropology to put methodological concerns first. It looks at gender, race, material culture, comparative global perspecticves and linguistic analysis to make it a comprehensive reference tool.
