ISBN10: 0826355951, ISBN13: 9780826355959, [publisher: University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM] Hardcover Hardcover. At the dawn of the twentieth century the universal consensus was that the American Indian was about to vanish. More than two centuries of devastating wars, forced migrations, confinement, starvation, and disease had cost untold Indian lives, and the Native population was at a historic low. Pressure for land and resources was intense. Advocates and reformers urged the government to assimilate Indians by breaking up their remaining land base and stamping out tribal cultures.Yet American Indians did not disappear. Rather, they have adapted and thrived, maintaining much of their cultures, languages, and identities. The Encyclopedia of the American Indian in the Twentieth Century provides a comprehensive overview of this dramatic process through profiles of key individuals, organizations, government policies, and events that have defined Native history since 1900. Providing one-stop alphabetical access to information not readily available in other sources, with extensive cross-references and suggestions for further reading, this authoritative reference work offers the clearest and most unified picture of the American Indian in the twentieth century. At the dawn of the twentieth century the consensus was that the American Indian was about to vanish. Yet American Indians did not disappear. Rather, they have adapted and thrived. This encyclopaedia ...
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