Unsettling territory : the resurgence of the Oneida Nation in the face of settler backlash / Douglas Metoxen Kiel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kiel, Doug, author.

Series:

Henry Roe Cloud series on American Indians and modernity

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oneida Nation--History.

Oneida Nation.

Oneida Indians--Wisconsin--History.

Oneida Indians.

Oneida Indians--Economic conditions.

Indigenous peoples--North America.

Indigenous peoples.

Self-determination, National--Oneida Nation.

Self-determination, National.

Genre:

Informational works.

Physical Description:

ix, 208 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2026]

Summary:

A history of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, from Revolutionary War allies to modern resurgence. How did the Oneida Nation of northeastern Wisconsin, stripped of nearly all its reservation lands by the early twentieth century, rise to become a powerful political and economic force in Native America and the present-day Midwest? Doug Kiel traces the journey of resurgence, adaptation, and nation rebuilding of the Oneida people, who navigated federal policies and socioeconomic shifts to chart their own future, transforming adversity into opportunity. Kiel shows how Oneidas harnessed New Deal programs to advance their goals of self-determination; how urban migration, often seen as a marker of Indigenous displacement, became a tool of community empowerment; and how the Nation has reclaimed land and authority despite predictable backlash from neighboring towns. Drawing on extensive archival records, family photographs, and oral histories, including stories from his grandmother, Kiel highlights the everyday acts that have sustained the Oneida Nation across generations and offers vital insights into the broader fight for Indigenous nationhood in twenty-first-century America.

Contents:

Introduction: Grace's journey home

Dreams deferred

Governance and language

Thriving in motion

Red power and economic sovereignty

Land back and resentful backlash

Conclusion: What to the Oneida is the fourth of July?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Kiel, Doug. Unsettling territory.

ISBN:

9780300269826

030026982X

OCLC:

1524232004

Publisher Number:

CIPO000355437