by R. David Edmunds contributions by Melissa L Meyer, Lucy Eldersveld Murphy, Alan G Shackelford, Susan Sleeper-Smith, Stephen Warren, Bradley J Birzer, Child Brenda J., Thomas Burnell Colbert, Gregory Evans Dowd, R. David Edmunds, Brian Hosmer, Rebecca Kugel and James B. LaGrand
University of Illinois Press, 2007 Cloth: 978-0-252-03330-8 | Paper: 978-0-252-07537-7 Library of Congress Classification E78.M67E63 2008 Dewey Decimal Classification 977.00497
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Enduring Nations documents how tribal peoples have adapted to cultural change while shaping midwestern history. Examining the transformation of Native American communities, which often occurred in response to shifting government policy, the contributors explore the role of women, controversial tribal enterprises and economies, social welfare practices, and native peoples' frequent displacement to locations such as reservations and urban centers. Central to both past and contemporary discussions of Native American cultural change is whether Native American identity should be determined by genetics, shared cultural values, or a combination of the two.
Contributors are Bradley J. Birzer, Brenda J. Child, Thomas Burnell Colbert, Gregory Evans Dowd, R. David Edmunds, Brian Hosmer, Rebecca Kugel, James B. LaGrand, Melissa L. Meyer, Lucy Eldersveld Murphy, Alan G. Shackelford, Susan Sleeper-Smith, and Stephen Warren.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY R. David Edmunds, Watson Professor of American History at the University of Texas, Dallas, is the author and editor of many books, including The Fox Wars: The Mesquakie Challenge to New France and The Potawatomis: Keepers of the Fire.
REVIEWS
“Excellent for advanced Indian studies courses. Highly recommended.”--Choice
"Edmunds has compiled an important synthesis of significant historical themes."--Kansas History
“A major contribution to the literature on the history of native peoples of the Midwest.”--Annals of Iowa
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
1. A People of Persistence
R. David Edmunds
2. The Illinois Indians in the Confluence Region: Adaptation in
a Changing World
Alan G. Schackelford
3. "Their Women Quite Industrious Miners": Native American Lead
Mining in the Upper Mississippi Valley, 1788-1832
Lucy Eldersveld Murphy
4. "The Hinge Upon Which All the Affairs of the Sauk and Fox
Turn": Keokuk and the United States Government
Thomas Burnell Colbert
5. The Ohio Shawnee Struggle against Removal, 1814-1830
Stephen Warren
6. Jean Baptiste Richardville: Miami Me'tis
Bradley J. Birzer
7. Resistance to Removal: The "White Indian," Frances Slocum
Susan Sleeper-Smith
8. Michigan Murder Mysteries: Death and Rumor in the Age of
Indian Removal
Gregory Dowd
9. Re-working Ethnicity: Gender, Work Roles, and Contending Re-
definitions of the Great Lakes Me'tis, 1820-1842
Rebecca Kugel
10. A New Seasonal Round: Government Boarding Schools, Federal
Work Programs, and Ojibwe Family Life duing the Great
Depression
Brenda Child
11. Indian Work and Indian Neighborhoods: Adjusting to Life in
Chicago during the 1950s
James B. LaGrand
12. Blackjack and Lumberjack: Economic Development and Cultural
Identity in Menominee Country
Brian Hosmer
13. "You Know They Will Come If You Say It Is All Right": White
Earth Women and Social Welfare
Melissa Meyer
Contributors
Index
by R. David Edmunds contributions by Melissa L Meyer, Lucy Eldersveld Murphy, Alan G Shackelford, Susan Sleeper-Smith, Stephen Warren, Bradley J Birzer, Child Brenda J., Thomas Burnell Colbert, Gregory Evans Dowd, R. David Edmunds, Brian Hosmer, Rebecca Kugel and James B. LaGrand
University of Illinois Press, 2007 Cloth: 978-0-252-03330-8 Paper: 978-0-252-07537-7
Enduring Nations documents how tribal peoples have adapted to cultural change while shaping midwestern history. Examining the transformation of Native American communities, which often occurred in response to shifting government policy, the contributors explore the role of women, controversial tribal enterprises and economies, social welfare practices, and native peoples' frequent displacement to locations such as reservations and urban centers. Central to both past and contemporary discussions of Native American cultural change is whether Native American identity should be determined by genetics, shared cultural values, or a combination of the two.
Contributors are Bradley J. Birzer, Brenda J. Child, Thomas Burnell Colbert, Gregory Evans Dowd, R. David Edmunds, Brian Hosmer, Rebecca Kugel, James B. LaGrand, Melissa L. Meyer, Lucy Eldersveld Murphy, Alan G. Shackelford, Susan Sleeper-Smith, and Stephen Warren.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY R. David Edmunds, Watson Professor of American History at the University of Texas, Dallas, is the author and editor of many books, including The Fox Wars: The Mesquakie Challenge to New France and The Potawatomis: Keepers of the Fire.
REVIEWS
“Excellent for advanced Indian studies courses. Highly recommended.”--Choice
"Edmunds has compiled an important synthesis of significant historical themes."--Kansas History
“A major contribution to the literature on the history of native peoples of the Midwest.”--Annals of Iowa
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
1. A People of Persistence
R. David Edmunds
2. The Illinois Indians in the Confluence Region: Adaptation in
a Changing World
Alan G. Schackelford
3. "Their Women Quite Industrious Miners": Native American Lead
Mining in the Upper Mississippi Valley, 1788-1832
Lucy Eldersveld Murphy
4. "The Hinge Upon Which All the Affairs of the Sauk and Fox
Turn": Keokuk and the United States Government
Thomas Burnell Colbert
5. The Ohio Shawnee Struggle against Removal, 1814-1830
Stephen Warren
6. Jean Baptiste Richardville: Miami Me'tis
Bradley J. Birzer
7. Resistance to Removal: The "White Indian," Frances Slocum
Susan Sleeper-Smith
8. Michigan Murder Mysteries: Death and Rumor in the Age of
Indian Removal
Gregory Dowd
9. Re-working Ethnicity: Gender, Work Roles, and Contending Re-
definitions of the Great Lakes Me'tis, 1820-1842
Rebecca Kugel
10. A New Seasonal Round: Government Boarding Schools, Federal
Work Programs, and Ojibwe Family Life duing the Great
Depression
Brenda Child
11. Indian Work and Indian Neighborhoods: Adjusting to Life in
Chicago during the 1950s
James B. LaGrand
12. Blackjack and Lumberjack: Economic Development and Cultural
Identity in Menominee Country
Brian Hosmer
13. "You Know They Will Come If You Say It Is All Right": White
Earth Women and Social Welfare
Melissa Meyer
Contributors
Index
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS | TOC