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1 online resource |
| Series |
First peoples: New directions in indigenous studies |
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First peoples (2010)
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| Contents |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE From Berries to Orchards; CHAPTER TWO They Can't Arrest Me. We Got Treaty Rights!; CHAPTER THREE Capital and Commercialization; CHAPTER FOUR From Landlords to Laborers; CHAPTER FIVE Tourist Colonialism; Conclusion; APPENDIX Treaties with the Chippewa, 1837, 1842, and 1854; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
From the 1870s to the 1930s, the Lake Superior Ojibwes of Minnesota and Wisconsin faced dramatic economic, political, and social changes. Examining a period that began with the tribe's removal to reservations and closed with the Indian New Deal, Chantal Norrgard explores the critical link between Ojibwes' efforts to maintain their tribal sovereignty and their labor traditions and practices. As Norrgard explains, the tribe's ""seasonal round"" of subsistence-based labor was integral to its survival and identity. Though encroaching white settlement challenged these labor practices, Ojibwe people |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Ojibwa Indians -- History
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Ojibwa Indians -- Employment
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Ojibwa Indians -- Government relations.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- Native American Studies.
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Ojibwa Indians
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Ojibwa Indians -- Government relations
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781469617305 |
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1469617307 |
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9781469617312 |
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1469617315 |
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