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Building a Nation : Chickasaw Museums and the Construction of History and Heritage.

The Chickasaw Nation, an American Indian nation headquartered in southeastern Oklahoma, entered into a period of substantial growth in the late 1980s. Following its successful reorganization and expansion, which was enabled by federal policies for tribal self-determination, the Nation pursued gaming...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gorman, Joshua M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2011.
Colección:Contemporary American Indian studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Chickasaw Nation, an American Indian nation headquartered in southeastern Oklahoma, entered into a period of substantial growth in the late 1980s. Following its successful reorganization and expansion, which was enabled by federal policies for tribal self-determination, the Nation pursued gaming and other industries to affect economic growth. From 1987 to 2009 the Nation's budget increased exponentially as tribal investments produced increasingly large revenues for a growing Chickasaw population. Coincident to this growth, the Chickasaw Nation began acquiring and creating museums an.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (222 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780817385620
0817385622
9780817317409
0817317406