Indian Nations of Wisconsin: Histories of Endurance and Renewal
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Book Overview
An updated and revised edition of Patty Loew's Indian Nations of Wisconsin is now available, ISBN 9780870205033. From origin stories to contemporary struggles over treaty rights and sovereignty issues, Indian Nations of Wisconsin: Histories of Endurance and Renewal explores Wisconsin's rich Native tradition. Each chapter is a compact tribal history of one of the state's Indian nations--Ojibwe, Potawatomi, Oneida, Menominee, Mohican and Brothertown, and Ho-Chunk--and the book relies on the historical perspectives of Native people. Author Patty Loew focuses on oral tradition--stories, songs, the recorded words of Indian treaty negotiators, and interviews--as well as other untapped Native sources, such as tribal newspapers, to present a distinctly different view of history. Elders and tribal historians from each of the twelve Native communities represented in the book participated in the book's development--making suggestions, recommending sources, and offering criticism. Indian Nations of Wisconsin is illustrated with more than seventy photographs.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0870203320
ISBN13:9780870203329
Release Date:November 2001
Publisher:Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Length:160 Pages
Weight:0.94 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 8.0" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
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Wonderful
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This is used as a textbook for one of my American Indian Studies courses this semester and I love it. The author wrote it as a book of history so it doesn't feel or read like a boring textbook. Loew relies on oral history and many Native texts to really get the Indian history as accurate as possible, she tried hard to leave out the white American influences and assumptions. This should be a must for anyone interested in Native history.
Refreshing look at Native American history!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
Patty Loew takes a novel approach in this book and uses Native American sources to tell Native American history! Oral history, treaty minutes, recorded speeches by Native American leaders, and other Native sources are used over the traditional "white" sources that make up the majority of Native American history. The book reads extremely well and is intensely interesting. Each chapter tells the story of a Wisconsin Indian nation from the point of view of that nation. This is an enjoyable book to read for anyone interested in Native American history. Moreover, it is an invaluable addition to scholarship and a (hopefully) trend-setting example of using Native sources to tell Native history.
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