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Our people, our journey : the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians / James M. McClurken.

By: Publication details: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c2009.Description: xxiii, 370 p. : ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9780870138553 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780870138560 (paper : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 977.4004/97336 22
LOC classification:
  • E99.O9 M355 2009
Contents:
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.
List(s) this item appears in: Native American Heritage Month
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks E99 .O9 M355 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001071553

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.

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