After the passage of the Dawes Severalty Act in 1887, the Southern Ute Agency was the scene of an intense federal effort to assimilate the Ute Indians. This history of Southern Ute women shows that they accommodated Anglo ways that benefited them but refused to give up indigenous culture and ways that gave their lives meaning and bolstered personal autonomy--including participation in decisions that affected their lives.
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“Historians of American Indians have devoted insufficient attention to the distinctive experiences of Native American women, although in recent years a number of scholars have made strides in reversing that trend. With Southern Ute Women, Katherine Osburn helps redress this gap in the historiography. . . . A thoughtful, incisive, and well-written monograph that does much to further our understanding of the dynamic lives of Native American women in the allotment era.”— Steve Amerman, Western Historical Quarterly
(Steve Amerman Western Historical Quarterly 20080325)“A well-researched, clearly written account that adds to our understanding of the power dynamic between a dominating federal government and a subordinate, but not completely coerced, reservation population.”— Sherry L. Smith, Agricultural History
(Sherry L. Smith Agricultural History 20080325)“[Southern Ute Women] makes a useful contribution to the growing body of scholarship on Native American women.”—Sara H. Hill, American Historical Review
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Katherine M. B. Osburn is an assistant professor of history at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was interesting getting to know the Southern Ute women and to understand their culture better. I was inspired by these women of strength and courage. Very educational when it comes to a broad overview of the governments assimilation programs and how they affected Indian culture. Osburn really captures the essence of the Southern Ute women and what they suffered at the hands of reservation life and government boarding schools. We can all learn from the culture of these people. If you buy this book make sure you get the newest edition as it has a new forward by the author that has even more information regarding the plight of Native American women.
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