03287nam 2200685 a 450 991079196710332120231012212422.00-8173-8562-2(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, OklahomaChickasaw IndiansMuseumsChickasaw Nation, OklahomaSelf-determination, NationalChickasaw Nation, OklahomaChickasaw Nation, OklahomaEconomic conditionsChickasaw Nation, OklahomaPolitics and governmentChickasaw IndiansEconomic conditions.Chickasaw IndiansSocial conditions.Chickasaw IndiansPolitics and government.Gambling on Indian reservationsChickasaw IndiansMuseumsSelf-determination, National976.004/97386Gorman Joshua M1581509MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791967103321Building a nation3863028UNINA