The Resource Race and the Cherokee Nation : sovereignty in the nineteenth century, Fay A. Yarbrough
Race and the Cherokee Nation : sovereignty in the nineteenth century, Fay A. Yarbrough
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- Summary
- "We believe by blood only," said a Cherokee resident of Oklahoma, speaking to reporters in 2007 after voting in favor of the Cherokee Nation constitutional amendment limiting its membership. In an election that made headlines around the world, a majority of Cherokee voters chose to eject from their tribe the descendants of the African American freedmen Cherokee Indians had once enslaved. Because of the unique sovereign status of Indian nations in the United States, legal membership in an Indian nation can have real economic benefits. In addition to money, the issues brought forth in this election have racial and cultural roots going back before the Civil War. Race and the Cherokee Nation examines how leaders of the Cherokee Nation fostered a racial ideology through the regulation of interracial marriage. By defining and policing interracial sex, nineteenth-century Cherokee lawmakers preserved political sovereignty, delineated Cherokee identity, and established a social hierarchy. Moreover, Cherokee conceptions of race and what constituted interracial sex differed from those of blacks and whites. Moving beyond the usual black/white dichotomy, historian Fay A. Yarbrough places American Indian voices firmly at the center of the story, as well as contrasting African American conceptions and perspectives on interracial sex with those of Cherokee Indians. For American Indians, nineteenth-century relationships produced offspring that pushed racial and citizenship boundaries. Those boundaries continue to have an impact on the way individuals identify themselves and what legal rights they can claim today
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 184 pages)
- Contents
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- A moment of inclusion : Molley
- Racial ideology in transition : Shoe Boots
- The 1855 Marriage Law : racial lines harden
- The Civil War : a missed opportunity
- The Cherokee freedmen's story : the Boles family
- Indian slavery and memory : interracial sex from the slaves' perspective
- The fight for recognition continues : Lucy Allen
- Isbn
- 9780812290172
- Label
- Race and the Cherokee Nation : sovereignty in the nineteenth century
- Title
- Race and the Cherokee Nation
- Title remainder
- sovereignty in the nineteenth century
- Statement of responsibility
- Fay A. Yarbrough
- Subject
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- African Americans -- Relations with Indians
- African Americans -- Relations with Indians
- Cherokee
- Cherokee Indians -- Race identity
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Ethnische Beziehungen
- Ethnische Identität
- Ex-slaves of Indian tribes
- Ex-slaves of Indian tribes -- Oklahoma -- History
- Ex-slaves of Indian tribes -- Southern States -- History
- HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century
- History
- Indians of North America -- Mixed descent
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma -- Race relations
- Race relations
- Schwarze
- Sklaverei
- Slavery
- Slavery -- Oklahoma -- History
- Slavery -- Southern States -- History
- Southern States
- Southern States -- Race relations
- USA
- Indians of North America -- Mixed descent
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "We believe by blood only," said a Cherokee resident of Oklahoma, speaking to reporters in 2007 after voting in favor of the Cherokee Nation constitutional amendment limiting its membership. In an election that made headlines around the world, a majority of Cherokee voters chose to eject from their tribe the descendants of the African American freedmen Cherokee Indians had once enslaved. Because of the unique sovereign status of Indian nations in the United States, legal membership in an Indian nation can have real economic benefits. In addition to money, the issues brought forth in this election have racial and cultural roots going back before the Civil War. Race and the Cherokee Nation examines how leaders of the Cherokee Nation fostered a racial ideology through the regulation of interracial marriage. By defining and policing interracial sex, nineteenth-century Cherokee lawmakers preserved political sovereignty, delineated Cherokee identity, and established a social hierarchy. Moreover, Cherokee conceptions of race and what constituted interracial sex differed from those of blacks and whites. Moving beyond the usual black/white dichotomy, historian Fay A. Yarbrough places American Indian voices firmly at the center of the story, as well as contrasting African American conceptions and perspectives on interracial sex with those of Cherokee Indians. For American Indians, nineteenth-century relationships produced offspring that pushed racial and citizenship boundaries. Those boundaries continue to have an impact on the way individuals identify themselves and what legal rights they can claim today
- Cataloging source
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Yarbrough, Fay A
- Dewey number
- 305.897/557
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- In English
- LC call number
- E99.C5
- LC item number
- Y37 2008eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Cherokee Indians
- Indians of North America
- African Americans
- Slavery
- Slavery
- Ex-slaves of Indian tribes
- Ex-slaves of Indian tribes
- Southern States
- Oklahoma
- HISTORY
- African Americans
- Ex-slaves of Indian tribes
- Indians of North America
- Race relations
- Slavery
- Oklahoma
- Southern States
- Sklaverei
- Ethnische Beziehungen
- Ethnische Identität
- Cherokee
- USA
- Schwarze
- Label
- Race and the Cherokee Nation : sovereignty in the nineteenth century, Fay A. Yarbrough
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-172) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A moment of inclusion : Molley -- Racial ideology in transition : Shoe Boots -- The 1855 Marriage Law : racial lines harden -- The Civil War : a missed opportunity -- The Cherokee freedmen's story : the Boles family -- Indian slavery and memory : interracial sex from the slaves' perspective -- The fight for recognition continues : Lucy Allen
- Control code
- 874143752
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 184 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780812290172
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
- 10.9783/9780812290172
- Other physical details
- maps
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt580b43
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)874143752
- Label
- Race and the Cherokee Nation : sovereignty in the nineteenth century, Fay A. Yarbrough
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-172) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A moment of inclusion : Molley -- Racial ideology in transition : Shoe Boots -- The 1855 Marriage Law : racial lines harden -- The Civil War : a missed opportunity -- The Cherokee freedmen's story : the Boles family -- Indian slavery and memory : interracial sex from the slaves' perspective -- The fight for recognition continues : Lucy Allen
- Control code
- 874143752
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 184 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780812290172
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
- 10.9783/9780812290172
- Other physical details
- maps
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt580b43
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)874143752
Subject
- African Americans -- Relations with Indians
- African Americans -- Relations with Indians
- Cherokee
- Cherokee Indians -- Race identity
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Ethnische Beziehungen
- Ethnische Identität
- Ex-slaves of Indian tribes
- Ex-slaves of Indian tribes -- Oklahoma -- History
- Ex-slaves of Indian tribes -- Southern States -- History
- HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century
- History
- Indians of North America -- Mixed descent
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma -- Race relations
- Race relations
- Schwarze
- Sklaverei
- Slavery
- Slavery -- Oklahoma -- History
- Slavery -- Southern States -- History
- Southern States
- Southern States -- Race relations
- USA
- Indians of North America -- Mixed descent
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