Seasons of Change - Labor, Treaty Rights, and Ojibwe Nationhood (Paperback)

From the 1870s to the 1930s, the Lake Superior Ojibwes of Minnesota and Wisconsin faced dramatic economic, political, and social changes. Examining a period that began with the tribe's removal to reservations and closed with the Indian New Deal, Chantal Norrgard explores the critical link between Ojibwes' efforts to maintain their tribal sovereignty and their labor traditions and practices. As Norrgard explains, the tribe's "seasonal round" of subsistence-based labor was integral to its survival and identity. Though encroaching white settlement challenged these labor practices, Ojibwe people negotiated treaties that protected their rights to make a living by hunting, fishing, and berrying and through work in the fur trade, the lumber industry, and tourism. Norrgard shows how the tribe strategically used treaty rights claims over time to uphold its right to work and to maintain the rhythm and texture of traditional Ojibwe life. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including New Deal@-era interviews with Ojibwe people, Norrgard demonstrates that while American expansion curtailed the Ojibwes' land base and sovereignty, the tribe nevertheless used treaty-protected labor to sustain its lifeways and meet economic and political needs--a process of self-determination that continues today.

General

Imprint:	The University of North Carolina Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2014
First published:	August 2014
Authors:	Chantal Norrgard
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-1-4696-1729-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Industrial relations & safety > Industrial relations > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-4696-1729-3
Barcode:	9781469617299

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