First Americans : U.S. patriotism in Indian country after World War I /

Drawing from archival sources and oral histories, Thomas Grillot demonstrates how the relationship between Native American tribes and the United States was reinvented in the years following World War I. During that conflict, twelve thousand Native American soldiers served in the U.S. Army. They retu...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Grillot, Thomas (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Francés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
1900-1999
World War, 1914-1918 > Participation, Indian.
World War, 1914-1918 > Veterans > United States.
Indian veterans > United States.
Indians of North America > Ethnic identity.
Indians of North America > History > 20th century.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Anciens combattants > États-Unis.
Anciens combattants des Peuples autochtones > États-Unis.
Peuples autochtones > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Indian veterans
Indians of North America
Indians of North America > Ethnic identity
Military participation > Indian
Veterans
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Map of Indian nations and schools; INTRODUCTION: The Problem of Indian Patriotism; 1. Back in History?; 2. The Names of Local Heroes; 3. Patriotic Gifts; 4. Bad Boys, Forgotten Heroes; 5. Patriotic Rewards, New Freedoms; 6. A Dream of Emancipation; CONCLUSION; Notes; Index.

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