Full Description
Drawing on a vast array of primary and secondary sources, Roger L. Nichols traces the changing relationships between Native peoples and whites in the United States and Canada from colonial times to the present. Dividing this history into five stages, beginning with Native supremacy over European settlers and concluding with Native peoples' political, economic, and cultural resurgence, Nichols carefully compares and contrasts the effects of each stage on Native populations in the United States and Canada.
This second edition includes new chapters on major transformations from 1945 to the present, focusing on social issues such as transracial adoption of Native children, the uses of national and international media to gain public awareness, and demands for increasing respect for tribal religious practices, burial sites, and historic and funerary remains.
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments for the Second Edition
Introduction
1. Indians Meet the Spanish, French, and Dutch, 1513-1701
2. Indians and English near the Chesapeake, 1570s-1670s
3. Indians and English in New England, 1600-1670s
4. Trade, Diplomacy, Warfare, and Acculturation, 1670s-1750s
5. Striving for Independence, 1750-1790s
6. Old Threats, New Resolve, 1795-1820s
7. Cultural Persistence, Physical Retreat, 1820s-1860s
8. Societies under Siege, 1860s-1890
9. Surviving Marginalization, 1890s-1920
10. Change, Depression, and War, 1920-1945
11. Attacking Native Cultures and Communities, 1940-1970s
12. Indigenous Resources, Rights, and Self-Determination, 1940s-1990s
13. Indians and the Modern State, 1980s-Present
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
