Keeping the Circle - American Indian Identity in Eastern North Carolina, 1885-2004

Informationen zum Autor Christopher Arris Oakley is an assistant professor of history at East Carolina University. Klappentext Christopher Arris Oakley is an assistant professor of history at East Carolina University. Zusammenfassung Presents an overview of the modern history and identity of the Native peoples in 20th-century North Carolina, including the Lumbees, the Tuscaroras, the Waccamaw Sioux, the Occaneechis, the Meherrins, the Haliwa-Saponis, and the Coharies. This title traces the strategic response of these Native groups in North Carolina to postwar society. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1: Acculturated but not Assimilated; 2: From Pitchforks to Timecards; 3: What's in a Name?; 4: Protests and Powwows; 5: Consolidation and The Search for Validation; Conclusion: Keeping the Circle Strong

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Arris Oakley, OAKLEY CHRISTOPHER ARRIS
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2007
• EAN: 9780803222533
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-2253-3
• No. of pages: 196
• Series: Indians of the Southeast; Indians of the Southeast (Pape; Indians of the Southeast
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore