David G. Shanta

American Indian Cowboys in Southern California, 1493-1941

Survival, Sovereignty, and Identity

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines how California Indigenous groups forged a new economy based on cattle, opening the door to the assertion and recognition of American Indian sovereignty over ancestral lands by the United States. Shanta reflects on how they survived, kept their cultures alive, and gained recognition of their sovereign status.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9781666957044
• ISBN-10: 1666957046
• Artikelnr.: 71231521

Autorenporträt

David G. Shanta is lecturer in the Department of History at California State University, San Bernardino.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables and Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One: Spanish Origins of California Mission Cattle
Chapter Two: Marches to New California, 1769-1781
Chapter Three: California Mission Cattle and Indian Vaqueros 1769-1833
Chapter Four: Hides and Tallow: Native American Labor and the Rise of
Californio Society, 1833-1848
Chapter Five: The Early American Period, 1848-1890
Chapter Six: "Not Citizens but Subjects," 1891-1920
Chapter Seven: A New Economy Based on Cattle, 1921-1941
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Author