Firsting and lasting : writing Indians out of existence in New England / Jean M. O'Brien.

Show other versions (1)
Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Brien, Jean M.
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2010], ©2010.
Series:Indigenous Americas.
Subjects:
Indigenous peoples of North America > New England > History > 19th century.
Indigenous peoples of North America > New England > Historiography.
New England > History > 19th century.
New England > Historiography.
New England > Race relations.
Physical Description:xxvi, 269 pages : illustrations.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction : Indians can never be modern
  • Firsting : local texts claim Indian places as their own
  • Replacing : historical practices argue that non-Indians have supplanted Indians
  • Lasting : texts purify the landscape of Indians by denying them a place in modernity
  • Resisting : claims in texts about Indian extinction fail even as they are being made
  • Conclusion : the continuing struggle over recognition.