Blood will tell : Native Americans and assimilation policy / Katherine Ellinghaus.

Author
Ellinghaus, Katherine [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2017.
Description
1 online resource

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Series
New visions in Native American and indigenous studies [More in this series]
Summary note
  • "Blood Will Tell reveals the underlying centrality of "blood" that shaped official ideas about who was eligible to be defined as Indian by the General Allotment Act in the United States. Katherine Ellinghaus traces the idea of blood quantum and how the concept came to dominate Native identity and national status between 1887 and 1934 and how related exclusionary policies functioned to dispossess Native people of their land. The U.S. government's unspoken assumption at the time was that Natives of mixed descent were undeserving of tribal status and benefits, notwithstanding that Native Americans of mixed descent played crucial roles in the national implementation of allotment policy. Ellinghaus explores on-the-ground case studies of Anishinaabeg, Arapahos, Cherokees, Eastern Cherokees, Cheyennes, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, Lakotas, Lumbees, Ojibwes, Seminoles, and Virginia tribes. Documented in these cases, the history of blood quantum as a policy reveals assimilation's implications and legacy. The role of blood quantum is integral to understanding how Native Americans came to be one of the most disadvantaged groups in the United States, and it remains a significant part of present-day debates about Indian identity and tribal membership. Blood Will Tell is an important and timely contribution to current political and scholarly debates."-- Provided by publisher.
  • "A study of the role blood quantum played in the assimilation period between 1887 and 1934 in the United States"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
Source of description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 22, 2017).
ISBN
  • 9781496201584 ((electronic bk.))
  • 1496201582 ((electronic bk.))
  • 9781496201607 ((electronic bk.))
  • 1496201604 ((electronic bk.))
Other standard number
  • 13318957
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