2004, ISBN: 9780521415156

Hardcover

University of New Hampshire Press: 2004. Softcover. Brand new book. An intriguing history of the survival of a Native American people. Although historians predicted the demise of the Pe… More...

University of New Hampshire Press: 2004. Softcover. Brand new book. An intriguing history of the survival of a Native American people. Although historians predicted the demise of the Penobscot Indians early in the nineteenth century, the tribe is thriving at the opening of the twenty-first century. Having by the early 1800s been rendered all but invisible to the dominant culture, the Penobscots, by selectively adapting to changing circumstances, won back land and visibility. The vital importance of employing elements of cultural resistance as a survival mechanism has, until now, been underestimated. In a larger context, Dance of Resistance demonstrates how an examination of the history of one Indian nation provides a window on the complex interaction of cultural systems in America. MacDougall demonstrates that Penobscot legend, linguistics, dance, and oral tradition became "foundations of resistance" against assimilation into the dominant culture. She thoughtfully and accessibly reconstructs from published, archival, and oral sources the tribe's metaphorical and triumphant "Dance of Resistance"Ñfounded on spiritual power, reverence for homeland, and commitment to self-determinationÑfrom colonial times to the present. A decade of political activism culminated in the precedent-setting 1980 Maine Indian Land Claims settlement. Today the Penobscots run small industries, manage their natural resources, and provide health services, K through 8 education, and social services to the poor and elderly of their community. "Based largely on primary sources from archives and fieldwork, MacDougall uses the metaphor of dance to illustrate how the Penobscots have been able to preserve their culture in the face of European domination, pressure, and assimilation . . . the book is an informative description of the Penobscot situation, which parallels the history of most other Native American groups."ÑJournal of Folklore Research "MacDougall shows how the tribe has changed in enormous ways just as the wider society has in the past couple of centuries."ÑBangor Daily News "[A] thought-provoking model for success and survival that is discussed in this thorough and intriguing book." ÑIndian Country Newspaper and Whispering Wind Magazine The Table of Contents of the book is as follows: Prologue ¥ Dancing into View: Post-World War II Political Activism ¥ Land, Power, and Reverence: Core Teachings That Sustain REsistance ¥ Facing the Future: The Seventeenth Century ¥ War Dance: Shifting Strategies in the Dance of Resistance ¥ Liberties and Lands: Disappointment in the Promise of the New Nation ¥ Dancing in Place: Retaining a Land Base ¥ Bible, Primer, Hoe, and Plow: Resistance Through REligion, Education, and Subsistence ¥ Spirit of a Nation: Retaining Political Sovereignty ¥ Paddling Song: Traditional Skills as a Tool of Resistance ¥ Birches and Baskets: Commodification of Culture and Economic Resistance ¥ Epilogue: The Role of Tradition in the Story of a People. Pauleena MacDougal, Associate Director of the Maine Folklife Center (MFC), received her Ph.D. in American history from the University of Maine in 1995. She has worked for MFC since 1989 and is also faculty associate at the University of Maine in Anthropology, where she teaches courses in linguistics and Native American folklore. Since 1979, MacDougall has published numerous papers on the Penobscot Indian language, culture, and history. She is editor of Northeast Folklore and is currently writing a biography of Maine folklorist and historian Fannie Hardy Eckstorm. ISBN: 1584653817., University of New Hampshire Press: 2004, Cambridge University Press, 1993-06-25. Hardcover. Good., Cambridge University Press, 1993-06-25<

1993, ISBN: 0521415152

Hardcover, [EAN: 9780521415156], Cambridge University Press, Cambridge University Press, Book, [PU: Cambridge University Press], 1993-06-03, Cambridge University Press, 276412, Anthropolo… More...

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ISBN: 9780521415156

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1993, ISBN: 9780521415156

Cambridge University Press, 1993-06-25. Hardcover. Good., Cambridge University Press, 1993-06-25