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Building a nation [[electronic resource] ] : Chickasaw museums and the construction of history and heritage / / Joshua M. Gorman



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Autore: Gorman Joshua M Visualizza persona
Titolo: Building a nation [[electronic resource] ] : Chickasaw museums and the construction of history and heritage / / Joshua M. Gorman Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8173-8562-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910791967103321
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Serie: Contemporary American Indian studies.