The Prairie People: Continuity and Change in Potawatomi Indian Culture, 1665-1965 [Paperback]

James A. Clifton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1998

In addition to reprinting the full text of Clifton's extraordinary ethnohistory, this expanded edition features a new essay offering a narrative of his continuing professional and personal encounters, since 1962, with this enduring native community.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“This study of the Potawatomi Indians begins in the dim corridors of the prehistoric past and discusses the history and social evolution of these people down to the mid-1960's. In doing so the author includes much that is significant about the history and development of the Midwest and about American-Indian relations…A model of excellence for the ethnohistory of a single tribe…In sum, this book gives the story of the Potawatomi people with accuracy, interest, and feeling.”—Wisconsin Magazine of History

“A tour de force…A significant feature of this absorbing account of the prairie band is that Clifton has virtually written a history of the clashes between French, British, and American interests for control of lands and furs in the northern woodlands. Additionally, as we follow the various migrations of the prairie Potawatomi, we are given a fascinating picture of the federal government's role in 19th-century Indian affairs. Finally, from Clifton's personal experience with the Kansas Potawatomi, we come to appreciate better the complexity of recent circumstances facing these Native Americans.”—Choice

About the Author

James Clifton is the former Frankenthaler Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and author of numerous books and essays on cultural and applied anthropology. He is currently scholar-in-residence at Western Michigan University and adjunct professor at the U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College, and he serves as an expert forensic ethnohistorian in treaty rights cases.

Product Details

• Paperback: 568 pages
• Publisher: University Of Iowa Press; REV edition (October 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0877456445
• ISBN-13: 978-0877456445
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #657,964 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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