Title Natchez Country : Indians, colonists, and the landscapes of race in French Louisiana / George Edward Milne

Published Athens, Georgia : The University of Georgia Press, 2015

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Description 1 online resource Series Early American places Contents Introduction -- Rising suns -- Thefts of the suns -- Impudent immigrants -- The many lands of Natchez Country -- "These are people who named themselves red men" -- Fallen forts -- Legacies Summary "This manuscript focuses on the interactions between Native Americans and European colonists during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, particularly the relationships that developed between the French and the Natchez, Chickasaw, and Choctaw peoples. Milne's history of the Lower Mississippi Valley and its peoples provides the most comprehensive and detailed account of the Natchez in particular, from La Salle's first encounter with what would become Louisiana to the ultimate disappearance of the Natchez by the end of the 1730s. In crafting this narrative, George Milne also analyzes the ways in which French attitudes about race and slavery influenced native North American Indians in the vicinity of French colonial settlements on the Gulf coast, and how in turn Native Americans adopted and/or resisted colonial ideology"-- Provided by publisher "At the dawn of the 1700s the Natchez viewed the first Francophones in the Lower Mississippi Valley as potential inductees to their chiefdom. This mistaken perception lulled them into permitting these outsiders to settle among them. Within two decades conditions in Natchez Country had taken a turn for the worse. The trickle of wayfarers had given way to a torrent of colonists (and their enslaved Africans) who refused to recognize the Natchez's hierarchy. These newcomers threatened to seize key authority-generating features of Natchez Country: mounds, a plaza, and a temple. This threat inspired these Indians to turn to a recent import--racial categories--to reestablish social order. They began to call themselves 'red men' to reunite their polity and to distance themselves from the 'blacks' and 'whites' into which their neighbors divided themselves. After refashioning their identity, they launched an attack that destroyed the nearby colonial settlements. Their 1729 assault began a two-year war that resulted in the death or enslavement of most of the Natchez people. In Natchez Country, George Edward Milne provides the most comprehensive history of the Lower Mississippi Valley and the Natchez to date. From La Salle's first encounter with what would become Louisiana to the ultimate dispersal of the Natchez by the close of the 1730s, Milne also analyzes the ways in which French attitudes about race and slavery influenced native North American Indians in the vicinity of French colonial settlements on the Mississippi River and how Native Americans in turn adopted and resisted colonial ideology"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Indians of North America -- Mississippi River Valley -- History Indians of North America -- Louisiana -- Government relations -- To 1789 Slavery -- Colonies -- France -- History French -- Louisiana -- History Natchez Indians -- Ethnic identity Natchez Indians -- Wars, 1729. Natchez Indians -- Government relations -- To 1789 Natchez Indians -- First contact with Europeans HISTORY -- Native American. HISTORY -- United States -- Colonial Period (1600-1775) POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights. French French colonies Indians of North America Indians of North America -- Government relations Natchez Indians Natchez Indians -- Government relations Race relations Slavery -- Colonies SUBJECT Natchez (Miss.) -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85089924 France -- Colonies -- America -- Race relations Subject America France Louisiana Mississippi -- Natchez Mississippi River Valley Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780820347516 0820347515

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