The state, removal and indigenous peoples in the United States and Mexico, 1620-2000 / Claudia B. Haake.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haake, Claudia B.

Series:

Indigenous peoples and politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Relocation.

Indians of North America.

Indians of Mexico--Relocation.

Indians of Mexico.

Indians of North America--Government relations.

Indians of Mexico--Government relations.

Race relations.

Ethnic relations.

North America--Ethnic relations.

North America.

Mexico--Ethnic relations.

Mexico.

North America--Race relations.

Mexico--Race relations.

Physical Description:

xiii, 293 pages : maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, [2007]

Summary:

This book investigates the forced migration of the Delawares in the United States and the Yaquis in Mexico, focusing primarily on the impact removal from tribal lands had on the (ethnic) identity of these two indigenous societies. It analyzes Native responses to colonial and state policies to determine the practical options that each group had in dealing with the states in which they lived. Haake convincingly argues that both nation-states aimed at the destruction of the Native American societies within their borders. This exemplary comparative, transnational study clearly demonstrates that the legacy of these attitudes and policies are readily apparent in both countries today. This book should appeal to a wide variety of academic disciplines in which diversity and minority political representation assume significance.

Contents:

Introduction : Removal and identity

Indian policy in the United States : removal of difference

The longest removal

'Loss of Independence day'

Identity (in) crisis? : Delawares in the Cherokee Nation

History is not over yet : the Delawares and the law

Indian policy in Mexico : removal of Indianness?

The will to endure

Removal of the Yaquis : out of Yaquimi

Silences from Yucatán

History is not over yet : the Yaquis and the land

Removal in comparative perspective

Survival of the fittest?

Histories of change and survival.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-288) and index.

ISBN:

0415958601

9780415958608

OCLC:

85019208