City Indian : Native American activism in Chicago, 1893-1934

City Indian : Native American activism in Chicago, 1893-1934 /

In City Indian, Rosalyn R. LaPier and David R.M. Beck tell the engaging story of American Indian men and women who migrated to Chicago from across America. From the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition to the 1934 Century of Progress Fair, American Indians in Chicago voiced their opinions about po...

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Main Author: LaPier, Rosalyn R.
Other Authors: Beck, David, 1956-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lincoln, NB : University of Nebraska Press, 2015
Subjects:
White people > Illinois > Chicago > Relations with Indians.
Indian activists > Illinois > Chicago > Biography.
Urban Indians > North America.
Indians of North America > Illinois > Chicago > Ethnic identity.
Indians of North America > Illinois > Chicago > Politics and government.
Indians of North America > Illinois > Chicago > History.
Indigenous peoples > North America > Biography.
Chicago (Ill.) > Race relations > History.
Biography
Biographies.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • American Indians and Chicago in the nineteenth century
  • The world comes to Chicago (The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition)
  • Indian professionals in the city
  • Indian encampments and entertainments
  • The Indian Fellowship League
  • Emerging organizations
  • Definitions of Indianness at the Century of Progress
  • Self determination
  • Appendix of tables
  • Chicago population and American Indian population in Chicago, 1830-2010
  • Chicago Indians in the 1920 Census
  • Chicago Indians in the 1930 Census.

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