A Kingdom of Water: Adaptation and Survival in the Houma Nation Contributor(s): D'Oney, J. Daniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1496218795 ISBN-13: 9781496218797 Publisher: University of Nebraska Press OUR PRICE: $57.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - History | Native American - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
Dewey: 976.300 |
LCCN: 2019030113 |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" (1.11 lbs) 228 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A Kingdom of Water is a study of how the United Houma Nation in Louisiana successfully navigated a changing series of political and social landscapes under French, Spanish, British, and American imperial control between 1699 and 2005. After 1699 the Houma assimilated the French into their preexisting social and economic networks and played a vital role in the early history of Louisiana. After 1763 and Gallic retreat, both the British and Spanish laid claim to tribal homelands, and the Houma cleverly played one empire against the other. J. Daniel d'Oney is an associate professor of Native American history and cultures at the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and the director of its oral history collection. |