Modern Blackfeet: Montanans on a Reservation by Malcolm McFee (English) Paperbac

Description: Modern Blackfeet by Malcolm McFee, Andrew R. Graybill Shows why policies and programs based on simplistic assumptions of assimilation are doomed to failure. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Modern Blackfeet sheds light on the politics, economics, society, and especially the acculturation of the Blackfeet Indians of Montana. The Blackfeet Reservation has an established government and an active and diverse population that has long supported itself through ranching, industry, and oil and natural gas exploration. Malcolm McFee shows why, as a result, policies and programs based on simplistic assumptions of assimilation are doomed to failure. The results of McFees long-term research among the Blackfeet in the 1950s and 1960s make it clear that acculturation is not simply a linear process of assimilation or a one-way cultural adaptation to the impact of Euro-American culture. He reviews the changing policies of the U.S. government, which were directed initially at the destruction of all native customs and values, then at the promotion of Blackfeet self-government, and eventually at the threatened termination of their status. Finally and most important, McFee notes that racial identity on the reservation today is explained more by values and behavior than by biology and thus divides the community into a white-oriented majority and a smaller, Indian-oriented group dedicated to preserving the tribes traditional lifeways. Author Biography Malcolm McFee (1917–1992) was a professor of anthropology at the University of Oregon from 1965 until his retirement in 1982. Andrew R. Graybill is the director of the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies and associate professor of history at Southern Methodist University. He is the author of Policing the Great Plains: Rangers, Mounties, and the North American Frontier, 1875–1910 (Nebraska, 2007). Table of Contents Introduction Preface 1. Introduction to the Blackfeet 2. The Blackfeet Reservation and Its People 3. Horse and Buffalo Days: 1850-1880 4. Dependency and Readaptation: 1884-1970 5. Intratribal Diversity 6. Social Interaction 7. Values 8. Status 9. The Future References Recommended Reading Promotional Shows why policies and programs based on simplistic assumptions of assimilation are doomed to failure. Promotional "Headline" Shows why policies and programs based on simplistic assumptions of assimilation are doomed to failure. Details ISBN0803246439 Author Andrew R. Graybill Publisher University of Nebraska Press Language English ISBN-10 0803246439 ISBN-13 9780803246430 Media Book Format Paperback Pages 148 Year 2014 Short Title MODERN BLACKFEET REV/E Edition Description Revised Imprint University of Nebraska Press Subtitle Montanans on a Reservation Place of Publication Lincoln Country of Publication United States UK Release Date 2014-01-01 AU Release Date 2014-01-01 NZ Release Date 2014-01-01 US Release Date 2014-01-01 Publication Date 2014-01-01 DEWEY 305.897352 Illustrations 16 photographs, 2 maps Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159343152;

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