ISBN:
9780806168937
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9780806139401
Language:
English
Pages:
xiii, 278 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Karten
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23 cm
Series Statement:
The civilization of the American Indian series volume 256
DDC:
976.100497/38
Keywords:
Geschichte 1700-1918
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Alabama
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Koasati
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Migration
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Grundeigentum
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Rechtsstreit
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Unterprivilegierung
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Ethnische Identität
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Alabama Indians Migrations
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Alabama Indians History
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Koasati Indians Migrations
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Koasati Indians History
;
Alabama Migrations
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Koasati Migrations
;
Koasati Histoire
;
Alabama Indians
;
Koasati Indians
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Texas
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Alabama Histoire
;
History
Abstract:
"In this book, Sheri Marie Shuck-Hall traces the gradual movement of the Alabamas and Coushattas from their origins in the Southeast to their nineteenth-century settlement in East Texas, exploring their motivations for migrating west and revealing how their shared experiences affected their identity." "The first book to examine these peoples over such an extensive period, The Alabama and Coushatta Indians tells how they built and maintained their sovereignty despite five hundred years of trauma and change. Blending oral tradition, archaeological data, and archival sources, Shuck-Hall shows how they joined forces in the seventeenth century after their first contact with Europeans, then used trade and diplomatic relations to ally themselves with these newcomers and with larger Indian groups - including the Creeks, Caddos, and Western Cherokees - to ensure their continuing independence." "In relating how the Alabamas and Coushattas determined their own future through careful reflection and forceful action, this book provides much-needed information on these overlooked peoples and places southeastern Indians within the larger narratives of southern and American history. It shows how diaspora and migration shaped their worldview and identity, reflecting similar stories of survival in other times and places.
Note:
Originally published: 2008
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Bibliography Seite 251-269
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