Beneath these red cliffs an ethnohistory of the Utah Paiutes
Ronald Holt recounts the survival of a people against all odds. A compound of rapid white settlement of the most productive Southern Paiute homelands, especially their farmlands near tributaries of the Colorado River; conversion by and labor for the Mormon settlers; and government neglect placed the...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Logan, UT :
Utah State University Press
c2006.
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| Edición: | New and updated ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009430342006719 |
| Sumario: | Ronald Holt recounts the survival of a people against all odds. A compound of rapid white settlement of the most productive Southern Paiute homelands, especially their farmlands near tributaries of the Colorado River; conversion by and labor for the Mormon settlers; and government neglect placed the Utah Paiutes in a state of dependency that ironically culminated in the 1957 termination of their status as federally recognized Indians. That recognition and attendant services were not restored until 1980, in an act that revived the Paiutes' identity, self-government, land ownership, and sense of |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (222 pages) Also available in print form |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-186) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781283078023 9786613078025 9780874215427 |
| Acceso: | Open access |
