This collection of essays examines, in context, eastern Native
American speeches, which are translated and reprinted in their
entirety. Anthologies of Native American orators typically focus on
the rhetoric of western speakers but overlook the contributions of
Eastern speakers. The roles women played, both as speakers
themselves and as creators of the speeches delivered by the men,
are also commonly overlooked. Finally, most anthologies mine only
English-language sources, ignoring the fraught records of the
earliest Spanish conquistadors and French adventurers. This study
fills all these gaps and also challenges the conventional
assumption that Native thought had little or no impact on liberal
perspectives and critiques of Europe. Essays are arranged so that
the speeches progress chronologically to reveal the evolving
assessments and responses to the European presence in North
America, from the mid-sixteenth century to the twentieth
century.
Providing a discussion of the history, culture, and oratory of
eastern Native Americans, this work will appeal to scholars of
Native American history and of communications and rhetoric.
Speeches represent the full range of the woodland east and are
taken from primary sources.
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