Kingdom of Water - Adaptation and Survival in the Houma Nation

Informationen zum Autor J. Daniel d’Oney is an associate professor of Native American history and cultures at the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and the director of its oral history collection.   Klappentext A study of how the United Houma Nation in Louisiana has successfully navigated a changing series of political and social landscapes since 1699.   Zusammenfassung A study of how the United Houma Nation in Louisiana has successfully navigated a changing series of political and social landscapes since 1699. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: To Cast a Wide Net 1. “He and I Shall Be but One”: The Forging of Houma and French Alliances 2. “We Should Be Obligated to Destroy Them”: Houma Remove to Bayou St. John and Ascension 3. In the Shelter of a Duck’s Nesting Place: Shifting Power and Politics along the Mississippi 4. A Kingdom of Water: Adaptation and Erasure in Bayou Country 5. “So-Called Indians”: The Houma Quest for Education 6. A Paper Genocide: The Fight for Recognition Conclusion: The Sea of Galilee Notes Bibliography Index

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: J Daniel D'Oney, J. Daniel D'Oney, J. Daniel D''oney
• Edition: University of Nebraska Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781496218797
• ISBN: 978-1-4962-1879-7
• Pages: 228
• Thème: Indians of the Southeast
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Ethnologie > Folklore; Amerikanische Geschichte, HISTORY / Native American, USA Süden, South Atlantic States, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV), Ethnic Issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies