Title The great power of small nations : indigenous diplomacy in the Gulf South / Elizabeth N. Ellis

Published Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2022]

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Description 1 online resource Series Early American studies Early American studies. Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. A World of Towns -- Chapter 2. Establishing Relationships with the French -- Chapter 3. Enslaved by Their Allies: Tensas and Chitimachas in French Louisiana -- Chapter 4. Colonial Propaganda and Indigenous Defiance -- Chapter 5. French Transgressions and Natchez Resistance -- Chapter 6. Imperial Blunders and the Revival of Interdependency at Midcentury -- Chapter 7. Tunica Power After the Seven Years' War -- Chapter 8. The Beginnings of Marginalization -- Chapter 9. Remembering, Forgetting, and Mythologizing the Petites Nations -- Afterword -- Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgments Summary "This book provides a fresh examination of the formidable and resilient Native nations who helped shape the early Gulf South. This history focuses on the Lower Mississippi Valley during the eighteenth century. It examines how diverse Indigenous peoples influenced and limited the growth of European empires and have managed to survive hundreds of years of colonization"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Indians of North America -- Mississippi River Valley -- Politics and government Indians of North America -- Gulf Coast (U.S.) -- Politics and government Indians of North America -- Mississippi River Valley -- History -- 18th century Indians of North America -- Gulf Coast (U.S.) -- History -- 18th century HISTORY -- United States -- Colonial Period (1600-1775) Indians of North America Indians of North America -- Politics and government SUBJECT Mississippi River Valley -- History -- 18th century Gulf Coast (U.S.) -- History -- 18th century Subject Mississippi River Valley United States -- Gulf Coast Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781512823189 151282318X

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