03779nam 2200649 450 991079290890332120220214103803.01-4962-0160-41-4962-0158-2(CKB)3710000001410294(OCoLC)990778052(MdBmJHUP)muse56639(Au-PeEL)EBL4882062(CaPaEBR)ebr11399837(CaONFJC)MIL1015823(MiAaPQ)EBC4882062(EXLCZ)99371000000141029420170714h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierBlood will tell native Americans and assimilation policy /Katherine Ellinghaus[Lincoln, Nebraska] :University of Nebraska,2017.©20171 online resource (233 pages) illustrationsNew Visions in Native American and Indigenous Studies0-8032-2543-1 Includes bibliographical references and index."A study of the role blood quantum played in the assimilation period between 1887 and 1934 in the United States"--Provided by publisher."Blood Will Tell reveals the underlying centrality of "blood" that shaped official ideas about who was eligible to be defined as Indian by the General Allotment Act in the United States. Katherine Ellinghaus traces the idea of blood quantum and how the concept came to dominate Native identity and national status between 1887 and 1934 and how related exclusionary policies functioned to dispossess Native people of their land. The U.S. government's unspoken assumption at the time was that Natives of mixed descent were undeserving of tribal status and benefits, notwithstanding that Native Americans of mixed descent played crucial roles in the national implementation of allotment policy. Ellinghaus explores on-the-ground case studies of Anishinaabeg, Arapahos, Cherokees, Eastern Cherokees, Cheyennes, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, Lakotas, Lumbees, Ojibwes, Seminoles, and Virginia tribes. Documented in these cases, the history of blood quantum as a policy reveals assimilation's implications and legacy.The role of blood quantum is integral to understanding how Native Americans came to be one of the most disadvantaged groups in the United States, and it remains a significant part of present-day debates about Indian identity and tribal membership. Blood Will Tell is an important and timely contribution to current political and scholarly debates."--Provided by publisher.Indians of North AmericaEthnic identityIndians of North AmericaTribal citizenshipIndians of North AmericaMixed descentIndian allotmentsHistoryUnited StatesIndians of North AmericaLand tenureIndians of North AmericaGovernment relationsIndians of North AmericaCultural assimilationHistoryBlood quantumIndians of North AmericaEthnic identity.Indians of North AmericaTribal citizenship.Indians of North AmericaMixed descent.Indian allotmentsHistoryIndians of North AmericaLand tenure.Indians of North AmericaGovernment relations.Indians of North AmericaCultural assimilationHistory.970.00497SOC021000HIS036040HIS036060bisacshEllinghaus Katherine 1510501MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910792908903321Blood will tell3743207UNINA