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Siege and survival : history of the Menominee Indians, 1634-1856
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Siege and survival : history of the Menominee Indians, 1634-1856

Author: David Beck
Publisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2002.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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The Menominee Indians, or "wild rice people" as their name means, have lived for thousands of years in the region that is now called Wisconsin, and are the oldest Native American community that still  Read more...

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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Beck, David, 1956-
Siege and survival.
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2002
(OCoLC)606924232
Online version:
Beck, David, 1956-
Siege and survival.
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2002
(OCoLC)607709239
Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: David Beck
ISBN: 0803213301 9780803213302
OCLC Number: 49225415
Description: xxi, 294 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents: The Menominee world before invasion --
Menominee country becomes a trading frontier --
Sovereign alliances --
Diminishing fur trade and illegal treaties --
Menominee resources under siege --
"Civilizing" influences --
A dissolving tribal economy --
Intensifying encroachments --
The battle for a homeland --
Reclaiming a piece of the homeland --
Siege and survival.
Responsibility: David R.M. Beck.
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