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"We want freedom and citizenship" : documents of Salish, Pend d'Oreille, and Kootenai Indian history, 1912-1920
- Title
- "We want freedom and citizenship" : documents of Salish, Pend d'Oreille, and Kootenai Indian history, 1912-1920 / edited by Robert Bigart and Joseph McDonald.
- Publication
- Pablo, Montana : Salish Kootenai College Press, [2021]
- ©2021
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- Description
- 405 pages : illustrations, maps; 26 cm
- Summary
- "The years between 1912 and 1920 were a period of economic and political struggle for the Salish, Pend d'Oreille, and Kootenai tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. The Indian people toiled to maintain their economic independence despite the theft of their land assets. The new Flathead Irrigation Project destroyed most of the private irrigation ditches tribal farmers had dug over the years. Some tribal members opened businesses and organized rodeos, but many ventures were frustrated by government policies, fire, and drought. While trying to adapt to the economic impact of allotment, the tribes also fought against paternalistic and exploitative government policies"--
- Subject
- 1869-1999
- Salish Indians > Montana > History > 20th century > Sources
- Kalispel Indians > Montana > History > 20th century > Sources
- Kootenai Indians > Montana > History > 20th century > Sources
- Indians of North America > Montana > Government relations > 1869-1934 > Sources
- Indians of North America > Government relations
- Kalispel Indians
- Kootenai Indians
- Salish Indians
- Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.) > History > 20th century > Sources
- Montana
- Montana > Flathead Indian Reservation
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Sources.
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFF 22-851
- ISBN
- 9781934594308
- 193459430X
- LCCN
- 2021007513
- 40031342439
- OCLC
- 1246673149
- Title
- "We want freedom and citizenship" : documents of Salish, Pend d'Oreille, and Kootenai Indian history, 1912-1920 / edited by Robert Bigart and Joseph McDonald.
- Publisher
- Pablo, Montana : Salish Kootenai College Press, [2021]
- Copyright Date
- ©2021
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1869-1999
- Added Author
- Bigart, Robert, editor.McDonald, Joseph, 1933- editor.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40031342439
- Research Call Number
- JFF 22-851