Frederick E Hoxie, one of our most prominent and celebrated academic historians of Native American history, has for years asked his undergraduate students at the beginning of each semester to write down the names of three American Indians Almost without exception, year after year, the names are Geronimo, Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse The general conclusion is inescapableFrederick E Hoxie, one of our most prominent and celebrated academic historians of Native American history, has for years asked his undergraduate students at the beginning of each semester to write down the names of three American Indians Almost without exception, year after year, the names are Geronimo, Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse The general conclusion is inescapable Most Americans instinctively view Indians as people of the past who occupy a position outside the central narrative of American history These three individuals were warriors, men who fought violently against American expansion, lost, and died It s taken as given that Native history has no particular relationship to what is conventionally presented as the story of America Indians had a history too but theirs was short and sad, and it ended a long time ago In This Indian Country, Hoxie has created a bold and sweeping counter narrative to our conventional understanding Native American history, he argues, is also a story of political activism, its victories hard won in courts and campaigns rather than on the battlefield For than two hundred years, Indian activists some famous, many unknown beyond their own communities have sought to bridge the distance between indigenous cultures and the republican democracy of the United States through legal and political debate Over time their struggle defined a new language of Indian rights and created a vision of American Indian identity In the process, they entered a dialogue with other activist movements, from African American civil rights to women s rights and other progressive organizations Hoxie weaves a powerful narrative that connects the individual to the tribe, the tribe to the nation, and the nation to broader historical processes He asks readers to think deeply about how a country based on the values of liberty and equality managed to adapt to the complex cultural and political demands of people who refused to be overrun or ignored As we grapple with contemporary challenges to national institutions, from inside and outside our borders, and as we reflect on the array of shifting national and cultural identities across the globe, This Indian Country provides a context and a language for understanding our present dilemmas.
Frederick E. Hoxie Is a well-known author, some of his books are a fascination for readers like in the This Indian Country: American Indian Activists and the Place They Made book, this is one of the most wanted Frederick E. Hoxie author readers around the world.
- Would love to read a Canadian equivalent sometime, if any are available. It would be interesting to compare and contrast the hurdles activists faced over the history, where the similarities lay and where differences yawned.
Does a good job of getting into the legal, policy and political debates and history and how American Indian leaders both responded and made that change.
It's impossible to understand United States history without understanding Native American history. This Indian Country provides an overview of Native American activists from the birth of the United States to the present. Hoxie does not portray these activists as victims or as infallible heroes. Many of these activists were women. Hoxie also gives good descriptions of the issues affecting. native communities over the past two hundred plus years. On a personal note, my parents knew Vine Deloria.
Native Americans have almost always been ignored or exploited by the United States. This work looks at their treatment and lack of recognition since the beginning of the American republic. This was a very informative read and is recommended ffor anyone interested in the hidden side of America.
An excellent look at Native American activism from the early 1800s to 2004. I learned so much about the history of US expansion and the people who have striven to survive and prosper in relationship to the US and states.
After the Indian Wars of the 1800's, Indian activists struggled to define their rights. This is the story of the 1900's.