Rebirth of the Blackfeet Nation, 1912-1954

Book 2001

"Drawing on interviews, democratic theory, and extensive archival research, Paul C. Rosier tells the story of the Blackfeet Nation during the first half of the twentieth century. At the turn of the century, the Blackfeet, like many Native groups, were suffering from the cultural and economic effects of land loss, poverty, forced education at federal boarding schools, and overt political control by the federal government. By midcentury, however, t...

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ISBN:

9780803239418
0803239416

Description:

xiii, 346 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : maps ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-336) and index

Contents:

"The old system is no success" : the formation of the Modern Blackfeet Reservation, 1912-1929
"Give us a fair and new deal" : 1929-1934
On the road to self-government : the Incorporation of the Blackfeet Tribe of Indians, 1934-1935
"Feeding the "second buffalo" and themselves : the Contours of the Blackfeet Economy, 1934-1940
"Reconciling the old men to the new way" : income distribution in an infant democracy, 1940-1945
"We have a way to make citizens of them" : the politics of Blackfeet self-termination, 1945-1952
The roots of Blackfeet self-determination

LCCN:

00061590

Control Number:

210532

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