| The Oneida Indians in the Age of Allotment, 1860-1920: Volume 253 Contributor(s): Hauptman, Laurence M. (Editor), McLester, L. G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0806137525 ISBN-13: 9780806137520 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2006 Annotation: The Oneida Indians, already weakened by their participation in the Civil War, faced the possibility of losing their reservation--their community's greatest crisis since its resettlement in Wisconsin after the War of 1812. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Native American - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 977.500 |
| LCCN: 2005055951 |
| Series: Civilization of the American Indian (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 7.1" W x 9.4" (1.35 lbs) 354 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Oneida Indians, already weakened by their participation in the Civil War, faced the possibility of losing their reservation--their community's greatest crisis since its resettlement in Wisconsin after the War of 1812. The Oneida Indians in the Age of Allotment, 1860-1920 is the first comprehensive study of how the Oneida Indians of Wisconsin were affected by the Dawes General Allotment Act of 1887, the Burke Act of 1906, and the Federal Competency Commission, created in 1917. Editors Laurence M. Hauptman and L. Gordon McLester III draw on the expertise of historians, anthropologists, and archivists, as well as tribal attorneys, educators, and elders to clarify the little-understood transformation of the Oneida reservation during this era. Sixteen WPA narratives included in this volume tell of Oneida struggles during the Civil War and in boarding schools; of reservation leaders; and of land loss and other hardships under allotment. This book represents a unique collaborative effort between one Native American community and academics to present a detailed picture of the Oneida Indian past. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hauptman, Laurence M.: - Laurence M. Hauptman is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History in the State University of New York, College at New Paltz, and the author of several books on the Iroquois in New York state. McLester, L. Gordon: -L. Gordon McLester III, an enrolled member and formal Tribal Secretary of the Oneida Nation of Indians of Wisconsin, is the founder of the Oneida Indian Historical Society and coordinator of the Oneida Indian History Conferences. Among their books, Hauptman and McLester are coauthors of Chief Daniel Bread and the Oneida Nation of Indians of Wisconsin. |