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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809449703321

Autore

Olson Greg <1959->

Titolo

The Ioway in Missouri / / Greg Olson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Columbia, Mo., : University of Missouri Press, c2008

ISBN

0-8262-6661-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xiv, 141 p. : ill., maps

Collana

Missouri heritage readers

Disciplina

977.80497/52

Soggetti

Indians, Treatment of - Missouri

Iowa Indians - Missouri - Government relations

Iowa Indians - Missouri - History

Missouri History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-131) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Continuing in the spirit of that first meeting between the bear and the buffalo -- Contact and exchange -- A troubled time between the Ioway and the United States -- War in the Ioway homeland -- Muddled diplomacy and military missteps -- Navigating the white road -- Struggle for survival -- Mayan jegi chexi ke (this land here is difficult).

Sommario/riassunto

"Focusing on the Ioways' role in Missouri's colonial and early statehood periods, Olson describes Ioway creation stories and oral tradition; farming and hunting practices; relations with neighboring tribes, incoming white settlers, and the U.S. government; and challenges to their way of life and survival as a people"--Provided by publisher.