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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Hauptman, Laurence M. Tribes & tribulations. Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c1995 (OCoLC)609219449 Online version: Hauptman, Laurence M. Tribes & tribulations. Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c1995 (OCoLC)624407782 |
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| Material Type: | Government publication, State or province government publication |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Laurence M Hauptman |
| ISBN: | 082631581X 9780826315816 0826315828 9780826315823 |
| OCLC Number: | 31375486 |
| Description: | xvi, 164 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. Genocide -- 2. The Hero -- 3. Speculations on the Constitution -- 4. The Missionary from Hell -- 5. Hostiles -- 6. Paternalism -- 7. Playing Indian -- 8. There Are No Indians East of the Mississippi -- 9. Warriors With Attache Cases |
| Other Titles: | Tribes and tribulations |
| Responsibility: | Laurence M. Hauptman. |
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Abstract:
In the nine essays in this volume, Laurence M. Hauptman selects topics from the seventeenth century to the present as examples of some commonly held but erroneous views on Indian-white relations, including campaigns to pacify and christianize Indians, policies of removal, and stereotypes of Indians as mascots for sports teams or Hollywood film sidekicks. Some misconceptions arise from mistaken claims that pass as fact, such as the notion that the U.S. Constitution derived some of its concepts from the Iroquois. The misuse of terms such as genocide and paternalism has also obscured the experience of individual Indian nations or dulled perceptions about Anglo-American avarice. The tribal sovereignty guaranteed by treaties and, at the same time, the Native Americans' United States citizenship have confused many who assume Indians receive special considerations.
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