Book Review: 50 Events That Shaped American Indian History: An Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic

Eschewing the conventional alphabetical arrangement of entries, this set is organized chronologically, with subjects ranging from the prehistoric mound builders, circa 1500 BCE, to more current concerns like native protest movements and contemporary laws that strongly affect native peoples. Early entries tend to focus on disease, war, revolt, and other violent outcomes of initial contact between indigenous peoples and encroaching Europeans. Later entries explore issues of cultural assimilation, self-determination, and sovereignty, particularly court cases and legislation.

Download Full-text

Introduction

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199858897.013.36 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Frederick E. Hoxie

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Native American ◽

American Indian ◽

Indigenous Peoples ◽

Historical Change ◽

Nation State ◽

Indian History ◽

The Past ◽

American Indian History ◽

National Life

The Oxford Handbook of American Indian History guides readers to major topics and themes in the Native American past and helps them to identify major resources for further study and research. The book presents the story of the indigenous peoples who lived—and live—in the territory encompassed by the modern United States. Its chapters, by both Native and non-Native scholars, describe the major aspects of the historical change that occurred over the past 500 years as the continent was transformed from an “undiscovered” Native land to the seat of the world’s most powerful nation-state. It accomplishes this task with chapters that focus on significant periods of upheaval and change, place-based histories of major centers of indigenous culture, and overviews of major aspects of Indian community and national life.

Download Full-text

Book Review: Fixico, Call for Change: The Medicine Way of American Indian History, Ethos, & Reality by James Taylor Carson

Pacific Historical Review ◽

10.1525/phr.2015.84.1.122 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 84 (1) ◽

pp. 122-123

Author(s):

James Taylor Carson

Keyword(s):

American Indian ◽

Indian History ◽

American Indian History

Download Full-text

The Oxford Handbook of American Indian History

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199858897.001.0001 ◽

2016 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Native American ◽

American Indian ◽

Indigenous Peoples ◽

The United States ◽

Historical Change ◽

Indian History ◽

The Past ◽

American Indian History ◽

National Life

The Oxford Handbook of American Indian History explores major topics and themes in the Native American past and helps readers to identify major resources for further study and research. The book presents the story of the indigenous peoples who lived—and live—in the territory that became the United States. It describes the major aspects of the historical change that occurred over the past 500 years, with chapters by leading experts, both Native and non-Native, that focus on significant moments of upheaval and change, place-based histories of major centers of indigenous occupation, and overviews of major aspects of Indian community and national life. The Handbook not only substitutes what is “correct” for what is “wrong,” it also offers readers stimulating ideas and guides to the scholarly resources that will enable them to pursue these topics more deeply.

Download Full-text