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Autore |
Gorman Joshua M |
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Titolo |
Building a nation [[electronic resource] ] : Chickasaw museums and the construction of history and heritage / / Joshua M. Gorman |
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Tuscaloosa, Ala., : University of Alabama Press, c2011 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (222 p.) |
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Collana |
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Contemporary American Indian studies |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Chickasaw Indians - Economic conditions |
Chickasaw Indians - Social conditions |
Chickasaw Indians - Politics and government |
Gambling on Indian reservations - Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma |
Chickasaw Indians - Museums - Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma |
Self-determination, National - Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma |
Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma Economic conditions |
Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma Politics and government |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Museums and American Indians in Context; 2. The Chickasaw Council House Museum; 3. The Chickasaw National Capitol and White House; 4. The Chickasaw Cultural Center; 5. Hayochi and the National Museum of the American Indian; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Chickasaw Nation, an American Indian nation headquartered in southeastern Oklahoma, entered into a period of substantial growth in the late 1980's. Following its successful reorganization and expansion, which was enabled by federal policies for tribal self-determination, the Nation pursued gaming and other industries to affect economic growth. From 1987 to 2009 the Nation's budget increased exponentially as tribal investments produced increasingly large revenues for a growing Chickasaw population. Coincident to this growth, the Chickasaw Nation began acquiring and creating museums |
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