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Author Haake, Claudia B., author

Title Modernity through letter writing : Cherokee and Seneca political representations in response to removal, 1830-1857 / Claudia B. Haake
Published Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2020

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Contents Civilization and the Removal Policy -- Authorship and Writing Practices -- Ideas of Law in a New Age of Letter-Writing Diplomacy -- Indian Tradition and Diplomatic Custom -- The Bonds between People, Land, and Culture
Summary "Modernity through Letter Writing examines the discursive practices between both Native and non-Native writers during the Era of Removal. In this process of written diplomacy, protest, and petitioning, Native writers developed strategies for negotiating the policies of Indian Removal and advocating for their own Indigenous nations"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Cherokee Indians -- Government relations -- History -- 19th century
Seneca Indians -- Government relations -- History -- 19th century
Cherokee Indians -- Correspondence
Seneca Indians -- Correspondence
Cherokee Indians -- Relocation.
Seneca Indians -- Relocation
Cherokee Indians -- Politics and government -- 19th century
Seneca Indians -- Politics and government -- 19th century
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- Native American Studies.
Seneca Indians
Cherokee Indians
Cherokee Indians -- Government relations
Cherokee Indians -- Politics and government
Cherokee Indians -- Relocation
Seneca Indians -- Government relations
Seneca Indians -- Politics and government
Genre/Form Personal correspondence
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781496222954
1496222954
Other Titles Cherokee and Seneca political representations in response to removal, 1830-1857