Rural Indigenousness: A History of Iroquoian and Algonquian Peoples of the Adirondacks Contributor(s): Otis, Melissa (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815635966 ISBN-13: 9780815635963 Publisher: Syracuse University Press OUR PRICE: $69.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Native American - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Social Science | Indigenous Studies |
Dewey: 974.750 |
LCCN: 2018040335 |
Series: Iroquois and Their Neighbors |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.66 lbs) 400 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Geographic Orientation - New York |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Adirondacks have been an Indigenous homeland for millennia, and the presence of Native people in the region was obvious but not well documented by Europeans, who did not venture into the interior between the seventeenth and early nineteenth centuries. Yet, by the late nineteenth century, historians had scarcely any record of their long-lasting and vibrant existence in the area. With Rural Indigenousness, Otis shines a light on the rich history of Algonquian and Iroquoian people, offering the first comprehensive study of the relationship between Native Americans and the Adirondacks. While Otis focuses on the nineteenth century, she extends her analysis to periods before and after this era, revealing both the continuity and change that characterize the relationship over time. Otis argues that the landscape was much more than a mere hunting ground for Native residents; rather, it a location of exchange, a space of interaction where the land was woven into the fabric of |