The small shall be strong : a history of Lake Tahoe's Washoe Indians

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The small shall be strong : a history of Lake Tahoe's Washoe Indians / Matthew S. Makley.

Makley, Matthew S. (Matthew Stephen), 1974- (author.).

Summary:

"For thousands of years the Washoe people have lived in the shadows of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. At the center of their lands sits beautiful Lake Tahoe, a named derived from the Washoe word Da ow a ga. Perhaps because the Washoe population has always been small or because it has been more peaceful than other tribal communities, its history has never been published. In The Small Shall Be Strong, Matthew Stephen Makley demonstrates that, in spite of this lack of scholarly attention, Washoe history is replete with broad significance. The Washoes, for example, gained culturally important lands through the 1887 Dawes Act. And during the 1990s, the tribe sought to ban climbing on one of its most sacred sites, Cave Rock, a singular instance of Native sacred concerns leading to restrictions. The Small Shall Be Strong illustrates a history and raises a broad question: How might greater scholarly attention to the numerous lesser-studied tribes in the United States compel a rethinking of larger historical narratives?"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781625343468
ISBN: 1625343469
ISBN: 9781625343475
ISBN: 1625343477
Physical Description: xviii, 234 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Publisher: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2018]
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: The people from here -- Newcomers -- Violent transformations -- The chaos of destruction -- Survival : protecting the pine nut lands -- Washoe colonies -- Prejudice and persistence -- Carrying it -- The journey home -- Afterword.