| Description |
250 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Revisiting New England |
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Revisiting New England.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-244) and index. |
| Contents |
Dancing into view : post-World War II political activism -- Land, power, and reverence : core teachings that sustain resistance -- Facing the future : the seventeenth century -- War dance : shifting strategies in the dance of resistance -- Liberties and lands : disappointment in the promise of the new nation -- Dancing in place : retaining a land base -- Bible, primer, hoe, and plow : resistance through religion, education, and subsistence -- Spirit of a nation : retaining political sovereignty -- Paddling song : traditional skills as a tool of resistance -- Birches and baskets : commodification of culture and economic resistance -- Epilogue: The role of tradition in the story of a people. |
| Subject |
Penobscot Indians -- History.
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Penobscot Indians -- Government relations.
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Penobscot Indians -- Social life and customs.
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| ISBN |
1584653817 paperback alkaline paper |
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