An Infinity of Nations : How the Native New World Shaped Early North America.
Witgen, Michael.
An Infinity of Nations : How the Native New World Shaped Early North America. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (457 pages) - Early American Studies . - Early American Studies .
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Prologue: The Long Invisibility of the Native New World -- Part I. Discovery -- Chapter 1. Place and Belonging in Native North America -- Chapter 2. The Rituals of Possession and the Problems of Nation -- Part II. The New World -- Chapter 3. The Rebirth of Native Power and Identity -- Chapter 4. European Interlopers and the Politics of the Native New World -- Part III. The Illusion of Empire -- Chapter 5. An Anishinaabe Warrior's World -- Chapter 6. The Great Peace and Unraveling Alliances -- Part IV. Sovereignty: The Making of North America's New Nations -- Chapter 7. The Counterfactual History of Indian Assimilation -- Epilogue: Louis Riel, Native Founding Father -- Glossary of Native Terms -- Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
An Infinity of Nations tells the story of the indigenous peoples who ruled the western interior of North America, focusing in particular on the Great Lakes and Northern Great Plains.
9780812205176
Indians of North America--Government relations--To 1789.
Indians of North America--Colonization--History.
Indians of North America--Social life and customs.
North America--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Electronic books.
E91 .W58 2012
970.004/97
An Infinity of Nations : How the Native New World Shaped Early North America. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (457 pages) - Early American Studies . - Early American Studies .
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Prologue: The Long Invisibility of the Native New World -- Part I. Discovery -- Chapter 1. Place and Belonging in Native North America -- Chapter 2. The Rituals of Possession and the Problems of Nation -- Part II. The New World -- Chapter 3. The Rebirth of Native Power and Identity -- Chapter 4. European Interlopers and the Politics of the Native New World -- Part III. The Illusion of Empire -- Chapter 5. An Anishinaabe Warrior's World -- Chapter 6. The Great Peace and Unraveling Alliances -- Part IV. Sovereignty: The Making of North America's New Nations -- Chapter 7. The Counterfactual History of Indian Assimilation -- Epilogue: Louis Riel, Native Founding Father -- Glossary of Native Terms -- Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
An Infinity of Nations tells the story of the indigenous peoples who ruled the western interior of North America, focusing in particular on the Great Lakes and Northern Great Plains.
9780812205176
Indians of North America--Government relations--To 1789.
Indians of North America--Colonization--History.
Indians of North America--Social life and customs.
North America--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Electronic books.
E91 .W58 2012
970.004/97