Book
Culture and power: the emergence and politics of Akwesasne Mohawk traditionalism
University Microfilms International • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1994 • Pages:
By: Ciborski, Sara.
Abstract
This dissertation presents an interpretive study of the efforts of the Mohawk Iroquois traditionalists to build cultural and political awareness in the community of Akwesasne (St. Regis Reserve/Reservation) situated on the U.S.-Canadian border. Ciborski notes that Mohawk conceptions about Iroquois culture, their relationship to the dominant (non-Indian) society, and the continuing struggle to solve serious social and economic problems in the community, are significant contributing factors to the continuence of Akwesasne traditionalism. 'The author argues that the cultural expression and national aspirations of Akwesasne Mohawk traditionalists are a form of cultural nationalism insofar as they are responses to the experience of internal colonialism, a structural relationship to the dominant society suffered by other U.S. racial minorities ' (p. ix).
- HRAF PubDate
- 1996
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1994
- Field Date
- 1985-1986
- Coverage Date
- 1985-1986
- Coverage Place
- Mohawk ; Akwesasne, New York State, United States and Quebec, Canada
- Notes
- by Sara Ciborski
- UM: 9024952
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-277)
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- State University of New York at Albany, 1990
- LCSH
- Iroquois Indians