Indian blues : American Indians and the politics of music 1879-1934 / John W. Troutman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Troutman, John William.

Series:

New Directions in Native American Studies

New directions in Native American studies ; v. 3

New Directions in Native American Studies Series ; v.3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indian dance--North America--History--20th century.

Indian dance.

Indians of North America--Music--History and criticism.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Cultural assimilation.

Popular music--United States--History and criticism.

Popular music.

Off-reservation boarding schools--North America--History--20th century.

Off-reservation boarding schools.

United States--Race relations.

United States.

United States--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (341 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c2009.

Summary:

From the late nineteenth century through the 1920s, the U.S. government sought to control practices of music on reservations and in Indian boarding schools. At the same time, Native singers, dancers, and musicians created new opportunities through musical performance to resist and manipulate those same policy initiatives. Why did the practice of music generate fear among government officials and opportunity for Native peoples?.

Contents:

The citizenship of dance : politics of music in the reservation environment

The "dance evil" : cultural performance, the press, and federal Indian policy

The sounds of "civilization" : music and the assimilation campaign in federal Indian boarding schools

Learning the music of Indianness

Hitting the road : professional native musicians in the early twentieth century

Epilogue.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-314) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8061-5000-9

0-8061-5002-5

OCLC:

903665720