Our people, our journey : the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians /
McClurken, James M.
Our people, our journey : the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians / James M. McClurken. - East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c2009. - xxiii, 370 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780870138553 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780870138560 (paper : alk. paper)
2008039784
Ottawa Indians--History.--Michigan
Ottawa Indians--Government relations.--Michigan
Ottawa Indians--Social life and customs.--Michigan
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan--History.
E99.O9 / M355 2009
977.4004/97336
Our people, our journey : the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians / James M. McClurken. - East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c2009. - xxiii, 370 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780870138553 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780870138560 (paper : alk. paper)
2008039784
Ottawa Indians--History.--Michigan
Ottawa Indians--Government relations.--Michigan
Ottawa Indians--Social life and customs.--Michigan
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan--History.
E99.O9 / M355 2009
977.4004/97336