Indigenous Nationalism on the Wind River Indian Reservation, 1851-1938

This dissertation seeks to alter the ways in which scholars address indigenous group formation. Instead of adhering to the rather pervasive, and anthropologically based, band/tribe/nation approach, this work argues that historians should address indigenous peoples as "tribal nations," a phrase that reflects both their unique place within the United States as "nations within" and their sovereign status. To do so, I have created a loose set of six characteristics that all tribal nations exhibit including territory, citizens/members, political authority, language, cultural representations and a shared history. Each chapter in this dissertation addresses one of these traits. Additionally, this work argues that to study indigenous peoples in isolation, or give primacy to indigenous reactions to non-Native actions, tends to give the impression that Native peoples are static, unwilling or unable to adapt and change. Therefore, the second part of the tribal nation model includes four forces of influence (internal demand, other tribal nations, the federal government and non-Native outsiders) who certainly promoted change, both good and bad, throughout the history of the tribal nation, but I give primacy, when possible to Native-Native interactions.

Author dc:creator

• Hilton-Hagemann, Brandi Lynn

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Metcalf, Warren

• Indians of North America--Ethnic identity
• Indians of North America--Social life and customs
• Indians of North America--History
• Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming
• Northern Arapaho Tribe
• Wind River Indian Reservation (Wyo.)

Language dc:language

en_US

Identifier

99153472002042

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