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Delaware Tribe in a Cherokee Nation
Brice Obermeyer
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Description for Delaware Tribe in a Cherokee Nation
Hardback. An ethnographic study of the Delaware Tribe and their struggle for federal recognition and political separation from the larger Cherokee Nation. Num Pages: 340 pages, 1 photo, 9 maps, 1 figure, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 224 x 32. Weight in Grams: 572.
The Delaware Tribe of Oklahoma is an American Indian tribe currently incorporated as part of the larger Cherokee Nation. Originally from the Hudson and Delaware River valleys, the Delawares are neither socially nor historically related to the Cherokees and were incorporated with them simply because they were forced to move to the Cherokee Nation in 1867. The Delawares never assimilated into Cherokee society and culture and today seek federal recognition as a separate tribe to protect their particular cultural and political identity. However, Delaware efforts to achieve federal recognition are complicated by the Cherokee Nation, which does not support Delaware ... Read more
The Delaware Tribe of Oklahoma is an American Indian tribe currently incorporated as part of the larger Cherokee Nation. Originally from the Hudson and Delaware River valleys, the Delawares are neither socially nor historically related to the Cherokees and were incorporated with them simply because they were forced to move to the Cherokee Nation in 1867. The Delawares never assimilated into Cherokee society and culture and today seek federal recognition as a separate tribe to protect their particular cultural and political identity. However, Delaware efforts to achieve federal recognition are complicated by the Cherokee Nation, which does not support Delaware ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
Number of Pages
340
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803222953
SKU
V9780803222953
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About Brice Obermeyer
Brice Obermeyer is an assistant professor of anthropology at Emporia State University.
Reviews for Delaware Tribe in a Cherokee Nation
"Obermeyer's volume details a fascinating and unique case study in intertribal relations and the role of sovereignty in maintenance of tribal identity."—C. R. Kasee, Choice "Obermeyer's research is a careful contribution to Delaware history and the contemporary issues of federal acknowledgment."—Dawn G. Marsh, Great Plains Quarterly "Delaware Tribe in a Cherokee Nation sheds light on the fascinating struggle for independence ... Read more