American Indian Population Recovery in the Twentieth Century - Softcover

Shoemaker, Nancy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826322891 ISBN 13: 9780826322890

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, 2000

Synopsis

Although the general public is not widely aware of this trend, the American Indian population has grown phenomenally since 1900, their demographic nadir. No longer a "vanishing" race, Indians have rebounded to 1492 population estimates in nine decades. Until now, most research has focused on catastrophic population decline, but Nancy Shoemaker studies how and why American Indians have recovered. Her analysis of the social, cultural, and economic implications of the family and demographic patterns fueling the recovery compares five different Indian groups: the Seneca Nation in New York State, Cherokees in Oklahoma, Red Lake Ojibways in Minnesota, Yakamas in Washington State, and Navajos in the Southwest. Marshaling individual-level census data, Shoemaker places American Indians in a broad social and cultural context and compares their demographic patterns to those of Euroamericans and African Americans in the United States.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Studies the growth of Indian populations since 1900, showing why and how American Indian populations recovered in the 20th century.

About the Author:

Nancy Shoemaker is an assistant professor of history at the University of Connecticut, Storrs.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0826322891
• ISBN 13: 9780826322890
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 155