New Indians, old wars / Elizabeth Cook-Lynn.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cook-Lynn, Elizabeth
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2007], ©2007.
Subjects:
Indigenous peoples of North America > Historiography.
Indigenous peoples, Treatment of > United States > History.
Indigenous peoples of North America > Public opinion.
Public opinion > United States.
United States > Race relations.
United States > Politics and government.
Physical Description:xiii, 226 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • To keep the plot moving
  • An aside : how do we know about literary Indians?
  • Warriors, still?
  • The pitfalls of telling tribal histories : Lewis and Clark, colonial diaries, and fool soldiers
  • Defensive, regulatory, and transformative functions of Indian studies
  • The struggle for cultural heritage
  • The ghosts of American history in art and literature
  • Conclusion.