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Indigenous Histories of the American South during the Long Nineteenth Century

Posted By: arundhati
Date: 14 Mar 2023 03:12:07
Indigenous Histories of the American South during the Long Nineteenth Century

Gregory D. Smithers, "Indigenous Histories of the American South during the Long Nineteenth Century"
English | ISBN: 1138567604 | 2018 | 122 pages | EPUB | 834 KB

Native Southerners lived in vibrant societies, rich in tradition and cultural sophistication, for thousands of years before the arrival of European colonization in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Over the ensuing centuries, Native Southerners adapted to the presence of Europeans, endeavouring to incorporate them into their social, cultural, and economic structures. However, by the end of the American Revolutionary War, Indigenous communities in the American South found themselves fighting for their survival. This collection chronicles those fights, revealing how Native Southerners grappled with colonial legal and political pressure; discussing how Indigenous leaders navigated the politics of forced removal; and showing the enduring strength of Native Americans who evaded removal and remained in the South to rebuild communities during the latter half of the nineteenth century. This book was originally published as a special issue of
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