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The small shall be strong : a history of Lake Tahoe's Washoe Indians
- Title
- The small shall be strong : a history of Lake Tahoe's Washoe Indians / Matthew S. Makley.
- Author
- Makley, Matthew S. (Matthew Stephen), 1974-
- Publication
- Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2018]
- ©2018
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 18-7302 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xviii, 234 pages : map; 23 cm
- Summary
- "For thousands of years the Washoe people have lived in the shadows of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. At the center of their lands sits beautiful Lake Tahoe, a named derived from the Washoe word Da ow a go. Perhaps because the Washoe population has always been small or because it has been more peaceful than other tribal communities, its history has never been published. In The Small Shall Be Strong, Matthew Stephen Makley demonstrates that, in spite of this lack of scholarly attention, Washoe history is replete with broad significance. The Washoes, for example, gained culturally important lands through the 1887 Dawes Act. And during the 1990s, the tribe sought to ban climbing on one of its most sacred sites, Cave Rock, a singular instance of Native sacred concerns leading to restrictions. The Small Shall Be Strong illustrates a history and raises a broad question: How might greater scholarly attention to the numerous lesser-studied tribes in the United States compel a rethinking of larger historical narratives?"--Provided by publisher.
- Alternative Title
- History of Lake Tahoe's Washoe Indians
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The people from here -- Newcomers -- Violent transformations -- The chaos of destruction -- Survival : protecting the pine nut lands -- Washoe colonies -- Prejudice and persistence -- Carrying it -- The journey home -- Afterword.
- Call Number
- JFE 18-7302
- ISBN
- 9781625343468
- 1625343469
- 9781625343475
- 1625343477
- LCCN
- 2017050254
- OCLC
- 1011550831
- Author
- Makley, Matthew S. (Matthew Stephen), 1974- author.
- Title
- The small shall be strong : a history of Lake Tahoe's Washoe Indians / Matthew S. Makley.
- Publisher
- Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2018]
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 18-7302