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Providing for the people : economic change among the Salish and Kootenai Indians, 1875-1910

Title
Providing for the people : economic change among the Salish and Kootenai Indians, 1875-1910 / Robert J. Bigart.
Author
Bigart, Robert
Publication
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2020]

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Description
viii, 279 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.
Summary
"Examines the economic transition of the Salish and Kootenai Indian tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation from a hunter-gatherer to a ranching-farming economy between 1875 to 1910 and their ability to remain self-supporting"--
Series Statement
The civilization of the American Indian series ; volume 280
Uniform Title
Civilization of the American Indian series ; v. 280.
Subject
  • 1800-1899
  • Salish Indians > Montana > Flathead Indian Reservation > Economic conditions > 19th century
  • Kootenai Indians > Montana > Flathead Indian Reservation > Economic conditions > 19th century
  • Montana > Flathead Indian Reservation
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The end of the buffalo economy, 1875-1881 -- Crafting a new economy, 1882-1888 -- Hunting, horses, and cattle, 1889-1904 -- Farming, government aid, and wage work, 1889-1904 -- Commercial exchanges and business enterprises, 1889-1904 -- Turmoil and progress, 1905-1910 -- Afterword: the post-1910 economic implications of allotment on the Flathead Indian Reservation -- Appendix A: Flathead Reservation chiefs, 1875-1910 -- Appendix B: Flathead Reservation Indian Agents, 1875-1910.
Call Number
JFE 21-2985
ISBN
  • 9780806166308
  • 0806166304
LCCN
2020001835
OCLC
1141939816
Author
Bigart, Robert, author.
Title
Providing for the people : economic change among the Salish and Kootenai Indians, 1875-1910 / Robert J. Bigart.
Publisher
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2020]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
The civilization of the American Indian series ; volume 280
Civilization of the American Indian series ; v. 280.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
1800-1899
Research Call Number
JFE 21-2985
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