When Indians became cowboys : native peoples and cattle ranching in the American West / by Peter Iverson.

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In this book on Indian cattle ranching, Peter Iverson describes a way of life that has been both economically viable and socially and culturally rewarding. Thus an Indian rancher can demonstrate his generosity and his concern for the well-being of others by giving cattle or beef to relatives, or by...

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Main Author: Iverson, Peter
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Language:English
Published: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [1994], ©1994.
Subjects:
Indigenous cowboys > West (U.S.)
Ranches > West (U.S.)
Indigenous peoples of North America > West (U.S.) > Domestic animals.
West (U.S.) > History.
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Physical Description:xxi, 266 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Houses, cattle, and Indian identity
  • Livestock enters the Indian world
  • Indian lands and the expansion of the cattle industry
  • Indian cattle ranching in the Northern Plains
  • Indian cattle ranching in Oklahoma and the Southwest
  • The new deal years and Indian cattle ranching
  • Indian cattle ranching in the 1950s and 1960s
  • Epilogue: the Indians are cowboys, the cowboys are Indians.