Waccamaw legacy : contemporary Indians fight for survival / Patricia Barker Lerch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lerch, Patricia Jane Barker, 1947-

Series:

Contemporary American Indian studies.

Contemporary American Indian studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Waccamaw Indians--Ethnic identity.

Waccamaw Indians.

Waccamaw Indians--Tribal citizenship.

Waccamaw Indians--Legal status, laws, etc.

Federally recognized Indian tribes--Southern States.

Federally recognized Indian tribes.

Indian termination policy--Southern States.

Indian termination policy.

United States--Race relations.

United States.

United States--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An insightful and informative look into the Waccamaw Siouan's quest for identity and survival. Waccamaw Legacy: Contemporary Indians Fight for Survival sheds light on North Carolina Indians by tracing the story of the now state-recognized Waccamaw Siouan tribe from its beginnings in the Southeastern United States, through their first contacts with Europeans, and into the 21st century, detailing the struggles these Indians have endured over time. We see how the Waccamaw took hold of popular theories about Indian tribes like the Croatan of the Lost Colony and

Contents:

The eastern Siouans : "We was always Indians"

Society along the borderlands

"From the time of the Indians until 1920"

Tribal names as survival strategies : Croatan and Cherokee

The wide awake Indians

"I was an Indian, I was outstanding"

The Waccamaw Bill and the era of termination

The powwow paradox

Waccamaw Siouan Indians.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-163) and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-8467-7

OCLC:

650060144