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Becoming Brothertown : native American ethnogenesis and endurance in the modern world / Craig N. Cipolla

Catalog Data

Author:
Cipolla, Craig N. 1978-  Search this
Physical description:
217 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2013
Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Contents:
Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Occom's doubts -- Pragmatism and the archaeology of colonial ethnogenesis -- Brothertown histories -- Brothertown writing : peopling the place, placing the people -- Commemoration in the northeast -- Commemoration in Wisconsin -- Spatial practices at Brothertown -- Ethnogenesis and endurance in the modern world : toward a deeper understanding of colonial culture and Native American identity politics -- References -- Index
Summary:
"In this book, Craig Cipolla follows the Brothertown Indians and their predecessors across New England, New York, and Wisconsin, disregarding the rigid cultural essences often associated with colonial histories in search of a deeper understanding of colonial culture and Native American identity politics from the eighteenth century to the present"--Provided by publisher.
Topic:
History  Search this
Brotherton Indians--Migrations  Search this
Brotherton Indians--Ethnic identity  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1025994