The Small Shall Be Strong: A History of Lake Tahoe's Washoe Indians - Couverture souple

Makley, Matthew S.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1625343477 ISBN 13 : 9781625343475

Editeur : University of Massachusetts Press, 2018

Synopsis

For thousands of years the Washoe people have lived in the shadows of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. At the center of their lands sits beautiful Lake Tahoe, a name derived from the Washoe word Da ow a ga.

Perhaps because the Washoe population has always been small or because it has been more peaceful than other tribal communities, its history has never been published. In The Small Shall Be Strong, Matthew S. Makley demonstrates that, in spite of this lack of scholarly attention, Washoe history is replete with broad significance. The Washoes, for example, gained culturally important lands through the 1887 Dawes Act. And during the 1990s, the tribe sought to ban climbing on one of its most sacred sites, Cave Rock, a singular instance of Native sacred concerns leading to restrictions.

The Small Shall Be Strong illustrates a history and raises a broad question: How might greater scholarly attention to the numerous lesser-studied tribes in the United States compel a rethinking of larger historical narratives?

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Matthew S. Makley is professor of history at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Massachusetts Press
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1625343477
• ISBN 13: 9781625343475
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 248
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