03297nam 2200697 a 450 991046554530332120200520144314.00-8173-8562-2(CKB)2560000000079469(EBL)835616(OCoLC)772845313(SSID)ssj0000585339(PQKBManifestationID)11344819(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000585339(PQKBWorkID)10571045(PQKB)10458026(MiAaPQ)EBC835616(MdBmJHUP)muse17204(Au-PeEL)EBL835616(CaPaEBR)ebr10527836(EXLCZ)99256000000007946920110224d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrBuilding a nation[electronic resource] Chickasaw museums and the construction of history and heritage /Joshua M. GormanTuscaloosa, Ala. University of Alabama Pressc20111 online resource (222 p.)Contemporary American Indian studiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8173-1740-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexThe 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 museumsContemporary American Indian studies.Chickasaw IndiansEconomic conditionsChickasaw IndiansSocial conditionsChickasaw IndiansPolitics and governmentGambling on Indian reservationsChickasaw Nation, OklahomaIndian museumsChickasaw Nation, OklahomaSelf-determination, NationalChickasaw Nation, OklahomaChickasaw Nation, OklahomaEconomic conditionsChickasaw Nation, OklahomaPolitics and governmentElectronic books.Chickasaw IndiansEconomic conditions.Chickasaw IndiansSocial conditions.Chickasaw IndiansPolitics and government.Gambling on Indian reservationsIndian museumsSelf-determination, National976.004/97386Gorman Joshua M1038123MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465545303321Building a nation2459502UNINA