Building a nation [[electronic resource] ] : Chickasaw museums and the construction of history and heritage / / Joshua M. Gorman
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Gorman Joshua M
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| Titolo: |
Building a nation [[electronic resource] ] : Chickasaw museums and the construction of history and heritage / / Joshua M. Gorman
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| Pubblicazione: | Tuscaloosa, Ala., : University of Alabama Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (222 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 976.004/97386 |
| Soggetto topico: | Chickasaw Indians - Economic conditions |
| Chickasaw Indians - Social conditions | |
| Chickasaw Indians - Politics and government | |
| Gambling on Indian reservations - Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma | |
| Chickasaw Indians - Museums - Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma | |
| Self-determination, National - Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma Economic conditions |
| Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma Politics and government | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The 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 museums |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Building a nation |
| ISBN: | 0-8173-8562-2 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910791967103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Contemporary American Indian studies.