Book
The Iroquois struggle for survival: World War II to Red Power
Syracuse University Press • Syracuse, N.y. • Published In 1986 • Pages: xiii, 328
By: Hauptman, Laurence M..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The 'Iroquois Struggle for Survival' describes the history of the Six Nations from the period of about 1940 to the 1980s, presenting in much detail both the historical origins of the renewed sense of Iroquois nationalism and its long-range consequences. (For information on the earlier cultural history of the Iroquois with particular reference to the New Deal era of ca. 1933-1940, see 56: Hauptman in this file). This document discusses the role of the Iroquois in World War II, the attempt by the federal government to terminate their responsibility to and care of Native Americans in the post-war period, the various government sponsored public works projects (e.g., the Kinzua Dam, the St. Lawrence Seaway, the creation of the reservoir at Tuscarora) and the courageous fight of the Iroquois to save their tribal lands, and receive just compensation through the courts for lands already lost (Oneida). The author suggests that contemporary Iroquois political activism (Red Power) may be the result of social and political pressures that evolved from their struggles with the government which led to a sense of cultural unity and new nationalistic aspirations.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Real property
- External relations
- Public works
- Public welfare
- Political movements
- Justice
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Iroquois
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1996
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Historian
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 1994
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- variable
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- various locations, United States and Canada
- NotesAdditional notes
- Laurence M. Hauptman
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-313) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 85022306
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Iroquois Indians