The people of the standing stone : the Oneida nation from the Revolution through the Era of Removal / Karim M. Tiro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tiro, Karim M.

Series:

Native Americans of the Northeast

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oneida Indians--History.

Oneida Indians.

Oneida Indians--Government relations.

Oneida Indians--Relocation.

Indians of North America--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.

Indians of North America.

History.

Physical Description:

xxi, 247 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2011]

Summary:

Experiencing the triple devastation of war, dispossession, and division across a wide geographic area in the eight decades that began with the American Revolution, the "Oneidas of the post-Revolution generation were reluctant pioneers, undertaking more of the adaptations to colonized life than any other generation," according to Tiro (Xavier U.), who examines Oneida adaptations and efforts to maintain continuity across these 80 years as they interacted with Euro-American settlers and the agents of state and national governments. His main aim is to look at how the Oneidas negotiated issues of religion, land use, relocation, political loyalty, rights, and governance, among others, in order to provide some understanding of the origins and rights they continue to assert, including the contemporary efforts to reclaim land in the state of New York. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781558498907

1558498907

9781558498891

1558498893

OCLC:

712644600