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Literacy and Intellectual Life in the Cherokee Nation, 1820–1906 Volume 58
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Literacy and Intellectual Life in the Cherokee Nation, 1820–1906 Volume 58
Series: American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Series
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Many Anglo-Americans in the nineteenth century regarded Indian
tribes as little more than illiterate bands of savages in need of
"civilizing." Few were willing to recognize that one of the major
Southeastern tribes targeted for removal west of the Mississippi
already had an advanced civilization with its own system of writing
and rich literary tradition. In Literacy and Intellectual Life in
the Cherokee Nation, 1820–1906, James W. Parins traces the rise
of bilingual literacy and intellectual life in the Cherokee Nation
during the nineteenth century—a time of intense social and
political turmoil for the tribe. By the 1820s, Cherokees had
perfected a system for writing their language—the syllabary
created by Sequoyah—and in a short time taught it to virtually
all their citizens. Recognizing the need to master the language of
the dominant society, the Cherokee Nation also developed a superior
public school system that taught students in English. The result
was a literate population, most of whom could read the Cherokee
Phoenix, the tribal newspaper founded in 1828 and published in both
Cherokee and English. English literacy allowed Cherokee leaders to
deal with the white power structure on their own terms: Cherokees
wrote legal briefs, challenged members of Congress and the
executive branch, and bargained for their tribe as white interests
sought to take their land and end their autonomy. In addition, many
Cherokee poets, fiction writers, essayists, and journalists
published extensively after 1850, paving the way for the rich
literary tradition that the nation preserves and fosters today.
Literary and Intellectual Life in the Cherokee Nation, 1820–1906
takes a fascinating look at how literacy served to unite Cherokees
during a critical moment in their national history, and advances
our understanding of how literacy has functioned as a tool of
sovereignty among Native peoples, both historically and today.
General
Imprint: |
University of Oklahoma Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Series |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
Authors: |
James W. Parins
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Pages: |
306 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8061-9315-1 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-8061-9315-8 |
Barcode: |
9780806193151 |
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