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Chiefs and challengers : Indian resistance and cooperation in southern California, 1769-1906 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Phillips, George Harwood (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2014]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Indians of North America > California > History.
Indians of North America > California > Government relations.
California, Southern > History.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Coming to terms
  • A political people
  • Crucible
  • New leadership
  • Chiefs and rancheros
  • Uprising
  • Military justice
  • Repercussions
  • Chiefs, subagents, and army officers
  • Vying for chieftainship
  • Chiefs, squatters, and Indian agents
  • Village captains under pressure
  • Civil justice
  • Ramifications
  • End of chieftainship
  • Conclusion: Closing the circle.