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Arapahoe Politics, 1851-1978: Symbols in Crises of Authority

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Loretta Fowler
1982
Published by: University of Nebraska Press
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The Northern Arapahoes of the Wind River Reservation contradict many of the generalizations made about political change among native plains people. Loretta Fowler explores how, in response to the realities of domination by Americans, the Arapahoes have avoided serious factional divisions and have succeeded in legitimizing new authority through the creation and use of effective political symbols.

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Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of Tables

List of Maps and Figures

List of Plates

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

Part One. Political History, 1851-1964

1. "They Held Up Their Hands": War Chiefs and Friendly Chiefs, 1851-77

2. "Others Tell Me What I Am to Say": Chieftainship in the Reservation Context, 1878-1907

3. "Getting Along Well": The Old Council, 1908-36

4. "The Old Indians and the Schoolboys": The New Council, 1937-64

Part Two. Politics Today, 1965-78

5. "What They Issue You": Political Economy at Wind River

6. "To Make a Name": The Cultural Context of Contemporary Leadership

7. "Beware of the Stranger and His Strange Ways": The Evolution of Political Symbols, 1851-1978

Appendix: Arapahoe Orthography

Notes

References

Index

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