Parading through History: The Making of the Crow Nation in America 1805?1935 (Studies in North American Indian History)

Hoxie, Frederick E.

ISBN 10: 0521485223 / ISBN 13: 9780521485227

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Parading through History: The Making of the Crow Nation in America 1805?1935 (Studies in North American Indian History)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521485223
• ISBN 13: 9780521485227
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 20 ounces

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Synopsis

This history of the Crow Indians links their nineteenth-century nomadic life and their modern existence. The Crows not only withstood the dislocation and conquest visited on them after 1805, but acted in the midst of these events to construct a modern Indian community--a nation. Their efforts sustained the pride and strength reflected in Chief Plenty Coups' statement in 1925 that he did "not care at all what historians have to say about Crow Indians," as well as their community's faith in the beauty of its traditions and its inventions. Frederick E. Hoxie demonstrates that contact with outsiders drew the Crows together and tested their ability to adapt their traditions to new conditions. He emphasizes political life, but also describes changes in social relations, religious beliefs, and economic activities. His final chapter discusses the significance of the Crow experience for American history in general.

Book Description

Exploring the links between the nineteenth-century nomadic life of the Crow Indians and their modern existence, this book demonstrates that dislocation and conquest by outsiders drew the Crows together by testing their ability to adapt their traditions to new conditions.