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Neither Wolf Nor Dog: American Indians, Environment, and Agrarian Change
David Rich Lewis
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Description for Neither Wolf Nor Dog: American Indians, Environment, and Agrarian Change
Paperback. Neither Wolf Nor Dog explores the experiences of three groups-Northern Utes, Hupas, and Tohono O'odhams-with settled reservation and allotted agriculture in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
During the nineteenth century, Americans looked to the eventual civilization and assimilation of Native Americans through a process of removal, reservation, and directed culture change. Policies for directed subsistence change and incorporation had far-reaching social and environmental consequences for native peoples and native lands. This study explores the experiences of three groups--Northern Utes, Hupas, and Tohono O'odhams--with settled reservation and allotted agriculture in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Each group inhabited a different environment, and their cultural traditions reflected distinct subsistence adaptations to life in the western United States. Each experienced the full weight of federal agrarian policy yet responded ... Read more
During the nineteenth century, Americans looked to the eventual civilization and assimilation of Native Americans through a process of removal, reservation, and directed culture change. Policies for directed subsistence change and incorporation had far-reaching social and environmental consequences for native peoples and native lands. This study explores the experiences of three groups--Northern Utes, Hupas, and Tohono O'odhams--with settled reservation and allotted agriculture in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Each group inhabited a different environment, and their cultural traditions reflected distinct subsistence adaptations to life in the western United States. Each experienced the full weight of federal agrarian policy yet responded ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
Weight
369 g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195117943
SKU
V9780195117943
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Reviews for Neither Wolf Nor Dog: American Indians, Environment, and Agrarian Change
An important addition to the growing body of literature about the origins of Native American economic dependency....Recommended for readers at all levels.
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