A century of dishonor : a sketch of the United States government's dealings with some of the Indian tribes / by Helen Hunt Jackson (H.H.) ; foreword by Valerie Sherer Mates.
"First published in 1881 and reprinted in numerous editions since, Helen Hunt Jackson's A Century of Dishonor is a classic account of the U.S. government's flawed Indian policy and the unfair and cruel treatment afforded North American Indians by expansionist Americans. Jackson wrote the book as a polemic to "appeal to the hearts and conscience of the American people," who she hoped would demand legislative reform from Congress and redeem the country's name from the stain of a "century of dishonor." Her efforts, which constitute a landmark in Indian reform, helped begin the long process of public awareness for Indian rights that continues to the present day." "Beginning with a legal brief on the original Indian right of occupancy, A Century of Dishonor continues with Jackson's analysis of how irresponsibility, dishonesty, and perfidy on the part of Americans and the U.S. government devastated the Delaware, Cheyenne, Nez Perce, Sioux, Ponca, Winnebago, and Cherokee Indians. Jackson describes the government's treatment of the Indians as "a shameful record of broken treaties and unfulfilled promises" exacerbated by "a sickening record of murder, outrage, robbery, and wrongs" committed by frontier settlers, with only an occasional Indian retaliation. Such notable events as the flight of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce's and the Cherokee Trail of Tears illustrate Jackson's arguments."--BOOK JACKET.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780806127262 (acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 0806127260 (acid-free paper)
- Physical Description: xxiv, 528 p. ; 22 cm.
- Edition: University of Oklahoma Press ed.
- Publisher: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, 1995.
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General Note: | Originally published: New York : Harper & Brothers, 1885. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Subject: | Indigenous peoples > North America > Government relations. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Nicola Valley Institute of Technology.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Vancouver Campus | E93 .J13 1995 (Text) | 225764 | Regular Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |