The Powhatan Landscape - An Archaeological History of the Algonquian Chesapeake (Hardcover)

Native American history is primarily studied through the lens of European contact, and the story of Virginia's Powhatans traditionally focuses on the English arrival in the Chesapeake. Meanwhile, a deeper indigenous history remains largely unexplored. The Powhatan Landscape breaks new ground by tracing Native placemaking in the Chesapeake from the Algonquian arrival to the Powhatan's clashes with the English. Martin Gallivan details how Virginia Algonquians constructed riverine communities alongside fishing grounds and collective burials and later within horticultural towns. Even after the violent ruptures of the colonial era, Native people returned to riverine towns for pilgrimages commemorating the enduring power of place. For today's American Indian communities in the Chesapeake, this reexamination of landscape and history represents a powerful basis from which to contest narratives and policies that have denied their existence.

General

Imprint:	University Press of Florida
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Society and Ecology in Island and Coastal Archeology
Release date:	August 2016
Authors:	Martin D. Gallivan
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Paper over boards
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-8130-6286-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	0-8130-6286-1
Barcode:	9780813062860

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