Our people, our journey : the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians / James M. McClurken.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McClurken, James M.
Language:English
Published: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2009], ©2009.
Subjects:
Ottawa people > Michigan > History.
Ottawa people > Michigan > Government relations.
Ottawa people > Michigan > Social life and customs.
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan > History.
Physical Description:xxiii, 370 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: The analytical paradigm
  • When the Europeans came
  • Kinsmen and confederates
  • Coexistence and conquest
  • The will of the grand council
  • Civilizing the Ottawas
  • Strong titles and the government swan
  • Not a tent, a wigwam, nor a camp fire
  • New communities, established leaders
  • A great excitement among the Indians
  • Accidents of history
  • The opposite of intentions
  • The council of ogemuk
  • On the outskirts
  • Teaching the children
  • A small victory
  • Community councils to business committees
  • A desperate decade
  • New deal, renewed hope
  • No one' responsibility
  • The whole of the Holst report
  • Indian problems
  • An advocate and attorney for the people
  • Decades of success and political evolution
  • Distinct, separate, and sovereign
  • Constructing a new government
  • An ancient community, a new century.