A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity
A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity

Author: Mary Butler Renville

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2012-06-01

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 0803243448

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This edition of A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity rescues from obscurity a crucially important work about the bitterly contested U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. Written by Mary Butler Renville, an Anglo woman, with the assistance of her Dakota husband, John Baptiste Renville, A Thrilling Narrative was printed only once as a book in 1863 and has not been republished since. The work details the Renvilles’ experiences as “captives” among their Dakota kin in the Upper Camp and chronicles the story of the Dakota Peace Party. Their sympathetic portrayal of those who opposed the war in 1862 combats the stereotypical view that most Dakotas supported it and illumines the injustice of their exile from Dakota homelands. From the authors’ unique perspective as an interracial couple, they paint a complex picture of race, gender, and class relations on successive midwestern frontiers. As the state of Minnesota commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Dakota War, this narrative provides fresh insights into the most controversial event in the region’s history. This annotated edition includes groundbreaking historical and literary contexts for the text and a first-time collection of extant Dakota correspondence with authorities during the war.

In the Footsteps of Our Ancestors
In the Footsteps of Our Ancestors

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Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13:

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Essays in words and pictures that tell the story of the Dakota Death March of November 1862. In the words of the author, they stand as a narrative that reclaims our right to tell our stories in our own ways and for our own purposes. From publisher description.

Northern Plains Native Americans
Northern Plains Native Americans

Author: Shane Balkowitsch

Publisher: G Editions LLC

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9781943876082

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Foreword : Aóhanziyapi / Shadow, reflection and soul -- Preface : ANawáh wetUstaknuéi /Hello, it's a good day -- Introduction : Shane Balkowitsch understanding the modern wet plate perspective -- The studio : Nostalgic glass North Light studio -- Ambrotypes : the photographs -- Appendix : Archiving the images / State Historical Society of North Dakota.

American Indian Policy in Crisis
American Indian Policy in Crisis

Author: Francis Paul Prucha

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Published: 2014-04-14

Total Pages: 683

ISBN-13: 0806146427

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In this book a distinguished authority in the field presents an account of United States Indian policy in the years 1865 to 1900, one of the most critical periods in Indian-white relations. Francis Paul Prucha discusses in detail the major developments of those years—Grant's Peace Policy, the reservation system, the agitation for transfer of Indian affairs to military control, the General Allotment Act (the Dawes Act), Indian citizenship, Indian education, Civil Service reform of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the dissolution of the Indian nations of the Indian Territory. American Indian Policy in Crisis focuses on the Christian humanitarians and philanthropists who were the ultimate driving force in the "reform" of Indian affairs. The programs of these men and women to individualize and Americanize the Indians and turn them into patriotic American citizens indistinguishable from their white neighbors are examined at length. The story is not a pretty one, for reformers' changes were often disastrous for the Indians, and yet it is a tremendously important work for understanding the Indians’ situation and their place in American society today. Prucha does not treat Indian policy in isolation but relates it to the dominant cultural and intellectual currents of the age. This book furnishes a view of the evangelical Christian influence on American policy and the reforming spirit it engendered, both of which have a significance extending beyond Indian policy alone. Thorough documentation and an excellent bibliography enhance its value.