LEADER 04477nam 2200793 450 001 9910788908403321 005 20230717182046.0 010 $a0-8122-9017-8 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812290172 035 $a(CKB)3710000000072430 035 $a(OCoLC)874143752 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10809845 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001060234 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12432204 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001060234 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11105574 035 $a(PQKB)11481289 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse33625 035 $a(DE-B1597)449791 035 $a(OCoLC)979685057 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812290172 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3442303 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10809845 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL682532 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3442303 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000072430 100 $a20070618h20082008 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRace and the Cherokee Nation $esovereignty in the nineteenth century /$fFay A. Yarbrough 210 1$aPhiladelphia :$cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press,$d[2008] 210 4$dİ2008 215 $a1 online resource (195 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-322-51250-7 311 $a0-8122-4056-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [137]-172) and index. 327 $aA moment of inclusion : Molley -- Racial ideology in transition : Shoe Boots -- The 1855 Marriage Law : racial lines harden -- The Civil War : a missed opportunity -- The Cherokee freedmen's story : the Boles family -- Indian slavery and memory : interracial sex from the slaves' perspective -- The fight for recognition continues : Lucy Allen. 330 $a"We believe by blood only," said a Cherokee resident of Oklahoma, speaking to reporters in 2007 after voting in favor of the Cherokee Nation constitutional amendment limiting its membership. In an election that made headlines around the world, a majority of Cherokee voters chose to eject from their tribe the descendants of the African American freedmen Cherokee Indians had once enslaved. Because of the unique sovereign status of Indian nations in the United States, legal membership in an Indian nation can have real economic benefits. In addition to money, the issues brought forth in this election have racial and cultural roots going back before the Civil War.Race and the Cherokee Nation examines how leaders of the Cherokee Nation fostered a racial ideology through the regulation of interracial marriage. By defining and policing interracial sex, nineteenth-century Cherokee lawmakers preserved political sovereignty, delineated Cherokee identity, and established a social hierarchy. Moreover, Cherokee conceptions of race and what constituted interracial sex differed from those of blacks and whites. Moving beyond the usual black/white dichotomy, historian Fay A. Yarbrough places American Indian voices firmly at the center of the story, as well as contrasting African American conceptions and perspectives on interracial sex with those of Cherokee Indians.For American Indians, nineteenth-century relationships produced offspring that pushed racial and citizenship boundaries. Those boundaries continue to have an impact on the way individuals identify themselves and what legal rights they can claim today. 606 $aCherokee Indians$xRace identity 606 $aIndians of North America$xMixed descent 606 $aAfrican Americans$xRelations with Indians 606 $aSlavery$zSouthern States$xHistory 606 $aSlavery$zOklahoma$xHistory 606 $aFreed persons$zIndian Territory$xHistory 607 $aSouthern States$xRace relations 607 $aOklahoma$xRace relations 610 $aAmerican History. 610 $aAmerican Studies. 610 $aNative American Studies. 615 0$aCherokee Indians$xRace identity. 615 0$aIndians of North America$xMixed descent. 615 0$aAfrican Americans$xRelations with Indians. 615 0$aSlavery$xHistory. 615 0$aSlavery$xHistory. 615 0$aFreed persons$xHistory. 676 $a305.897/557 686 $aLB 48610$2rvk 700 $aYarbrough$b Fay A$01523918 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910788908403321 996 $aRace and the Cherokee Nation$93764288 997 $aUNINA