Title
- Lewis And Clark And The Indian Country
Attribution
edited by Frederick E. Hoxie and Jay T. NelsonPublication Details
BookUniversity of Illinois Press2007Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) F592.7 .L496 2007 c.30109 AVAILABLE New Feature: Text this to your cellphone
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Description
Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country broadens the scope of conventional study of the Lewis and Clark expedition to include Native American perspectives. Nelson present the expedition’s long-term impact on the “Indian Country” and its residents through compelling interviews conducted with Native Americans over the past two centuries, secondary literature, Lewis and Clark travel journals, and other primary sources from the Newberry Library’s exhibit Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Subject
- Lewis, Meriwether, — 1774-1809 — Relations with Indians — Exhibitions
- Clark, William, — 1770-1838 — Relations with Indians — Exhibitions
- Lewis and Clark Expedition — (1804-1806) — Exhibitions
- Lewis and Clark Expedition — (1804-1806) — Influence — Exhibitions
- Culture conflict — West (U.S.) — History — 19th century — Exhibitions
- Indians of North America — West (U.S.) — Social life and customs — 19th century — Exhibitions
- Indians of North America — West (U.S.) — Social life and customs — 20th century — Exhibitions
- West (U.S.) — Race relations — History — 19th century — Exhibitions
- West (U.S.) — Description and travel — Exhibitions
- United States — Territorial expansion — Exhibitions
Notes
- Based on an exhibition that opened in Oct. 2004 at the Newberry Library, Chicago, Ill
Contents
- Introduction : What can we learn from a bicentennial? / Frederick E. Hoxie
- pt. 1: The Indian country. The arrival of horses accelerates trade and cultural change
- A brilliant plan for living : creators
- A brilliant plan for living : gifts
- A brilliant plan for living : men and women
- A vast network of partners
- pt. 2: Crossing the Indian country. What did the Americans know?
- Celebrating the new year and surviving the winter with the Mandans, January 1805
- Trading for horses and finding their way, August-September 1805
- Rescued by the Nez Perces
- New Year’s Day 1806 and the Oregon winter
- Friends and trading partners on the Upper Columbia
- A confrontation in Montana
- pt. 3: A new nation comes to the Indian country. Two views of western North America
- The fur trade
- New settlers
- Miners
- Ranchers
- Missionaries and teachers
- pt. 4: The Indian country today. Salmon restoration
- Environmental protection
- Language preservation
- Education and cultural preservation
- The meaning of the Lewis and Clark bicentennial for Native Americans
- Conclusion : Lewis and Clark reconsidered : some sober second thoughts / James P. Ronda
ISBN
- 9780252074851
- 0252074858
- 9780252032660
- 0252032667
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