Modernity through letter writing : Cherokee and Seneca political representations in response to removal, 1830-1857 /

Modernity through Letter Writing examines the discursive practices between both Native and non-Native writers during the Era of Removal. In this process of written diplomacy, protest and petitioning, Native writers developed strategies for negotiating the policies of Indian Removal and advocating fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Haake, Claudia B. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Cherokee Indians > Government relations > History > 19th century. Seneca Indians > Government relations > History > 19th century. Cherokee Indians > Correspondence. Seneca Indians > Correspondence. Cherokee Indians > Relocation. Seneca Indians > Relocation. Cherokee Indians > Politics and government > 19th century. Seneca Indians > Politics and government > 19th century.

Table of Contents:

Civilization and the Removal Policy
Authorship and Writing Practices
Ideas of Law in a New Age of Letter-Writing Diplomacy
Indian Tradition and Diplomatic Custom
The Bonds between People, Land, and Culture.