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Author Oakley, Christopher Arris.

Title Keeping the circle : American Indian identity in eastern North Carolina, 1885-2004 / Christopher Arris Oakley
Published Lincoln. : University of Nebraska Press, ©2005

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 191 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Indians of the Southeast
Indians of the Southeast.
Contents Introduction: defining Indian identity -- Acculturated but not assimilated -- From pitchforks to time cards -- What's in a name? -- Protests and powwows -- Consolidation and the search for validation -- Conclusion: keeping the circle strong
Summary Keeping the Circle presents an overview of the modern history and identity of the Native peoples in twentieth-century North Carolina, including the Lumbees, the Tuscaroras, the Waccamaw Sioux, the Occaneechis, the Meherrins, the Haliwa-Saponis, and the Coharies. From the late 1800s until the 1930s, Native peoples in the eastern part of the state lived and farmed in small isolated communities. Although relatively insulated, they were acculturated, and few fit the traditional stereotype of an Indian. They spoke English, practiced Christianity, and in general lived and worked like other North Carolinians. Nonetheless, Indians in the state maintained a strong sense of "Indianness."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-186) and index
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Subject Indians of North America -- North Carolina -- History -- 20th century
Indians of North America -- North Carolina -- Ethnic identity
Indians of North America -- North Carolina -- Politics and government
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- Native American Studies.
Indians of North America
Indians of North America -- Ethnic identity
Indians of North America -- Politics and government
Ethnic & Race Studies.
Gender & Ethnic Studies.
Social Sciences.
North Carolina
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2005008694
ISBN 080325069X
9780803250697
1280374640
9781280374647
9786610374649
6610374643
0803235747
9780803235748