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..

Abstract

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.

HRAF PubDate

1996

Region

North America

Sub Region

Eastern Woodlands

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Historian

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

John Beierle ; 1994

Field Date

no date

Coverage Date

variable

Coverage Place

various locations, United States and Canada

Notes

Laurence M. Hauptman

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-313) and index

LCCN

85022306

LCSH

Iroquois Indians