Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 339 pages) : illustrations, maps, genealogical tables |
Series |
First peoples: new directions in Indigenous studies |
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First peoples (2010)
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Contents |
Adapting to segregation -- Making home and making leaders -- Taking sides -- Confronting the New Deal -- Pembroke Farms : gaining economic autonomy -- Measuring identity -- Recognizing the Lumbee -- Conclusion : creating a Lumbee and Tuscarora future |
Summary |
With more than 50,000 enrolled members, North Carolina's Lumbee Indians are the largest Native American tribe east of the Mississippi River. Malinda Maynor Lowery, a Lumbee herself, describes how, between Reconstruction and the 1950s, the Lumbee crafted and maintained a distinct identity in an era defined by racial segregation in the South and paternalistic policies for Indians throughout the nation. They did so against the backdrop of some of the central issues in American history, including race, class, politics, and citizenship. With more than 50,000 enrolled members, North Carolina's Lumbee |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA), Best First Book, 2010 |
Subject |
Lumbee Indians -- North Carolina -- Robeson County
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Indians of North America -- North Carolina -- Robeson County
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Group identity -- North Carolina -- Robeson County
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Indians of North America -- North Carolina -- Robeson County
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- Native American Studies.
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HISTORY -- Native American.
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Group identity
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Indians of North America
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Lumbee Indians
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Race relations
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SUBJECT |
Robeson County (N.C.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
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Subject |
North Carolina -- Robeson County
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780807898284 |
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0807898287 |
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9781469604169 |
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1469604167 |
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