The Native Americans / Elizabeth Glenn and Stewart Rafert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glenn, Elizabeth J.

Contributor:

Rafert, Stewart.

Series:

Peopling Indiana ;

Peopling Indiana ; v. 2

Peopling Indiana ; ; v.v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Indiana--Ethnic identity.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Indiana--History.

Indiana--Ethnic relations.

Indiana.

Indiana--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (141 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis : Indiana Historical Society Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the second volume of the IHS Press's Peopling Indiana Series, anthropologist Elizabeth Glenn and ethnohistorian Stewart Rafert put readers in touch with the first people to inhabit the Hoosier state, exploring what it meant historically to be an Indian in this land and discussing the resurgence of native life in the state today. Many natives either assimilated into white culture or hid their Indian identity. World War II dramatically changed this scenario when Native Americans served in the U.S. military and on the home front. Afterward, Indians from many tribal lineages flocked to Indiana

Contents:

The original ethnic groups of Indiana, 9500 BC-1670 AD

France, England, and the fur trade, 1670-1783

Early American period, 1783-1812

Statehood to Indian removal, 1812-1840

After Indian removal, 1840-1870

Tribalism endangered, 1870-1900

Preserving Indian ethnicity and tribal identity, 1900-1945

The rise of modern tribalism and American Indian ethnicity, 1945-2008.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-87195-334-X