Title Indians, missionaries, and merchants : the legacy of colonial encounters on the California frontiers / Kent G. Lightfoot

Published Berkeley, California ; London : University of California Press, 2006, ©2005

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 338 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Dimensions and consequences of colonial encounters -- Visions of pre-colonial native California -- Franciscan missions in Alta California -- Native agency in the Franciscan missions -- Russian merchants in California -- Native agency in the Ross Colony -- Missionary and mercantile colonies in California -- The aftermath -- Conclusion Summary Annotation California's earliest European colonists--Russian merchants and Spanish missionaries--depended heavily on Native Americans for labor to build and maintain their colonies, but they did so in very different ways. This richly detailed book brings together disparate skeins of the past--including little-known oral histories, native texts, ethnohistory, and archaeological excavations--to present a vivid new view of how native cultures fared under these two colonial systems. Kent Lightfoot's innovative work, which incorporates the holistic methods of historical anthropology, explores the surprising ramifications of these long-ago encounters for the present-day political status of native people in California. Lightfoot weaves the results of his own significant archaeological research at Fort Ross, a major Russian mercantile colony, into a cross-cultural comparison, showing how these two colonial ventures--one primarily mercantile and one primarily religious--contributed to the development of new kinds of native identities, social forms, and tribal relationships. His lively account includes personal anecdotes from the field and a provocative discussion of the role played by early ethnographers, such as Alfred Kroeber, in influencing which tribes would eventually receive federal recognition. Indians, Missionaries, and Merchantstakes a fascinating, yet troubling, look at California's past and its role in shaping the state today Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-318) and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 6, 2018) Subject Franciscans -- Missions -- California -- History SUBJECT Franciscans fast Subject Indians of North America -- First contact with other peoples -- California Indians of North America -- Missions -- California -- History Indians of North America -- Commerce -- California -- History Federally recognized Indian tribes -- California Federal aid to Indians -- California HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. Federal aid to Indians Federally recognized Indian tribes Indians of North America -- Commerce Indians of North America -- First contact with other peoples Indians of North America -- Missions Missions Politics and government Race relations Social policy SUBJECT United States -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140410 United States -- Social policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140547 United States -- Race relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140494 Subject California United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 0520940350 9780520940352 1597346756 9781597346757

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