Amskapi Pikuni

The Blackfeet People

von Clark Wissler, Alice Beck Kehoe

300 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

A contemporary history of one of the best-known American Indian nations.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.

• Reihe: SUNY Press
• ISBN: 9781438443355
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 17.08.2012
• Größe: 229 x 153 mm
• Verlag: State University of New York Press