Lost worlds of 1863 : relocation and removal of American Indians in the Central Rockies and the Greater Southwest / W. Dirk Raat ; with a foreword by Navajo and Laguna Pueblo artist Steven Jon Yazzie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Raat, W. Dirk (William Dirk), 1939- author.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indian Removal, 1813-1903.

Indians, Treatment of--North America--West (U.S.).

Indians, Treatment of.

Racism.

History.

Indians of North America.

North America.

Indians of North America--West (U.S.)--Government relations--19th century.

White people--Relations with Indigenous peoples.

White people.

White people--Relations with Indians.

West (U.S.)--Race relations--History--19th century.

West (U.S.).

Indians of North America--Crimes against--West (U.S.).

Indians of North America--Crimes against.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Influence.

United States.

Racism--West (U.S.)--History--19th century.

Indians of North America--Government relations.

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Race relations.

West United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxxiii, 366 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2022.

Summary:

In Lost Worlds of 1863, historian W. Dirk Raat examines the relocation and removal of indigenous societies in the Greater American Southwest. Presenting a unique comparative narrative approach, the author addresses the diaspora experiences of a variety of indigenous communities, including the Shoshone of Utah, the Utes of Colorado, the Northern Paiutes of Nevada and California, and the Apache,Yaqui and Navajo in Arizona and Sonora. --

Focusing on the events of 1863, a pivotal year in Native American history that exemplifies the turbulent history of Indian-White relations, the author compares various kinds of relocation between different indigenous groups ranging from the removal and assimilation policies of the United States government regarding the Navajo and Paiute people, to the wholesale extermination of the Shoshone in the Bear River Massacre. In-depth case studies explore Indian ceremonial rites and belief systems to illustrate the relationship between the sacred landscapes and personal identity of native peoples, and provide extensive histories of the pre-contact, Spanish, and Mexican worlds that created the context for the events before, during, and after 1863. --Book Jacket.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Lincoln, Free Soil and Fremont: The Emancipation Proclamation and Indian Slavery

Commentary: Lincoln and the Pueblos

2. Numu (Paiute) Wanderings, Trails, and Tears 27 Commentary: The Military and the Boarding School

3. Great Basin Tribal Politics: Western Shoshones, Southern Paiutes, and Colorado Utes

4. The Long Walk of the Navajos

Commentary: The Hopi-Navajo Land Controversy

5. Death of Mangas Coloradas, Chiricahua "Renegades," and Apache Prisoners of War

6. Treasure Hunters Hunting Deer Hunters: Yavapai and Apache Gold

7. With Friends like These: The D'odham Water Controversy

Commentary: Mormons and Lamanites

8. From Battle to Massacre on the Bear River

9. Slaying the Deer Slayers in Mexico: The Yaqui Experience

10. Epilogue: After Relocation, from Geronimo to Houser.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Raat, W. Dirk. Lost worlds of 1863.

ISBN:

9781119777625

1119777623

OCLC:

1252735881