| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 302 pages) : illustrations. |
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First peoples. New directions in indigenous studies |
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First peoples. New directions in indigenous studies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
In 1855 in the South Puget Sound, war broke out between Washington settlers and Nisqually Indians. After the war, Chief Leschi, a Nisqually leader, was found guilty of the murder of two militiamen by a jury of settlers and hanged in the territory's first judicial execution. In 2004, the Historical Court of Justice, a symbolic tribunal re-examined Leschi's murder conviction and posthumously exonerated him. Lisa Blee uses this fascinating case to uncover the powerful, lasting implications of the United States' colonial past. |
| Subject |
Leschi, Nisqually chief, -1858.
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Leschi, Nisqually chief, -1858 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Nisqually Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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Nisqually Indians -- Wars.
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Nisqually Indians -- Government relations.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Blee, Lisa. Framing Chief Leschi 9781469612843 (DLC) 2013036719 (OCoLC)858159512 |
| ISBN |
9781469614472 (electronic bk.) |
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1469614472 (electronic bk.) |
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9781469612850 (electronic bk.) |
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1469612852 (electronic bk.) |
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