The 1676 killing of Metacomet, the tribal leader dubbed "King Philip" by colonists, is commonly seen as a watershed event, marking the end of a bloody war, dissolution of Indian society in New England, and even the disappearance of Native peoples from the region. This collection challenges that assumption, showing that Indians adapted and survived, existing quietly on the fringes of Yankee society, less visible than before but nonetheless retaining a distinct identity and heritage. While confinement on tiny reservations, subjection to increasing state regulation, enforced abandonment of traditional dress and means of support, and racist policies did cause dramatic changes, Natives nonetheless managed to maintain their Indianness through customs, kinship, and community.
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6 x 9 trim. 6 tables. 3 maps. LC 96-51813
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Colin G. Calloway is Professor of History and Native American Studies at Dartmouth College. His many books include New Worlds for All (1997) and The American Revolution in Indian Country (1995). He has also edited North Country Captives (1992) and Dawnland Encounters (1991).
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This book was amazing in its capacity to create a three dimensionality, to an otherwise unacknowledged subject matter. In its pages the reader is almost shown a whole other "history"/ "historical sequence of events" at least. These events, at least for me, were not part of the curriculum of American History during elementary school. Everyday I discover yet again, the truth in the statement, "The more you learn, the more you will question, and the more you will find that you don't know/wish to know more about."This title not only points the reader toward the shape that the events it is framed around may take, but guides the reader toward forming more questions.
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In August 1676, in a swamp near Mount Hope, Rhode Island, Captain Benjamin Church and his soldiers tracked down the Wampanoag chief Metacomet, whom the English called King Philip. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sauvages domiciliés, public indentures, legal inhabitants, shore fishery, enclave communities, tribal network, militia patrols, refugee village, town sergeant, mission villages, colonial observers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New England, New York, Rhode Island, United States, Saint Francis, Western Abenakis, Eastern Indians, King Philip's War, Redeemed Captive, New Hampshire, African American, Gay Head, Native Americans, American Indians, Worcester County, Five Nations, South Kingstown, Stephen Williams, European American, John Williams, Martha's Vineyard, William Apess, Connecticut Valley, French Mohawks, Civil War New!
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- On Our Own Ground -Na (Native Americans of the Northeast: Culture, History, & the Contemporary) by William Apess on 5 pages
- Old Light on Separate Ways: The Narragansett (American Indian) Diary of Joseph Fish, 1765-1776 by Joseph Fish on 4 pages
- Rhode Island (Regional Photos) by Richard Benjamin on 4 pages
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- The Age of Homespun: Objects and Stories in the Creation of an American Myth by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- First Peoples: A Documentary Survey of American Indian History by Colin G. Calloway on page 166, and page 231
- Captive Selves, Captivating Others: The Politics And Poetics Of Colonial American Captivity Narratives (Institutional Structures of Feeling) by Pauline Turner Strong in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Distant Relations: How My Ancestors Colonized North America by Victoria Freeman in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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