The State, Removal and Indigenous Peoples in the United States and Mexico, 1620-2000

by Haake; Claudia

• ISBN13: 9780415958608
• ISBN10: 0415958601
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-06-15
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book investigates the forced migration of the Delawares in the United States and the Yaquis in Mexico, focusing primarily on the impact removal from tribal lands had on the (ethnic) identity of these two indigenous societies. It analyzes Native responses to colonial and state policies to determine the practical options that each group had in dealing with the states in which they lived. Haake convincingly argues that both nation-states aimed at the destruction of the Native American societies within their borders. This exemplary comparative, transnational study clearly demonstrates that the legacy of these attitudes and policies are readily apparent in both countries today. This book should appeal to a wide variety of academic disciplines in which diversity and minority political representation assume significance.

Table of Contents

List of Maps	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction: Removal and Identity	p. 1
Indian Policy in the United States: Removal of Difference	p. 11
The Longest Removal	p. 29
'Loss of Independence Day'	p. 41
Identity (in) Crisis?: Delawares in the Cherokee Nation	p. 61
History Is Not Over Yet: The Delawares and the Law	p. 79
Indian Policy in Mexico: Removal of Indianness?	p. 85
The Will to Endure	p. 107
Removal of the Yaquis: Out of Yaquimi	p. 121
Silences from Yucatan	p. 139
History Is Not Over Yet: The Yaquis and the Land	p. 157
Removal in Comparative Perspective	p. 163
Survival of the Fittest?	p. 179
Histories of Change and Survival	p. 199
Notes	p. 213
Bibliography	p. 269
Index	p. 289
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