Amskapi Pikuni [[electronic resource] ] : the Blackfeet people / / Clark Wissler and Alice Beck Kehoe ; with the collaboration of Stewart E. Miller

• Autore: Wissler Clark <1870-1947.>
• Pubblicazione: Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (302 p.)
• Disciplina: 978.004/97352
• Soggetto topico: Siksika Indians - History; Siksika Indians - Government relations; Siksika Indians - Cultural assimilation
• Altri autori: KehoeAlice Beck <1934-> MillerStewart E. <1950-2009.>
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- In Memoriam -- Manuscript on the History of the Blackfoot Indians in Contact with White Culture, 1933 -- The Amskapi Pikuni from the 1950s to 2010 -- Bungling -- Schooling -- The Ranchers -- About Clark Wissler -- Addendum: Definitions of Blackfeet Reservations Lands, 1855, 1851, 1875 -- Notes -- References -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Written in collaboration with Blackfoot tribal historians and educators, Amskapi Pikuni: The Blackfeet People portrays a strong native nation fighting for two centuries against domination by Anglo invaders. The Blackfeet endured bungling, corrupt, and drunken agents; racist schoolteachers; and a federal Indian Bureau that failed to disburse millions of dollars owed to the tribe. Located on a reservation in Montana cut and cut again to give land to white ranchers, the Blackfeet adapted to complete loss of their staple food, bison—a collapse of what had been a sustainable economy throughout their history. Despite all of these challenges, the nation held to its values and continues to proudly preserve its culture.
• Titolo autorizzato: Amskapi Pikuni
• ISBN: 1-4384-4336-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808185303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II