First Americans : U.S. Patriotism in Indian Country After World War I
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| Title: | First Americans : U.S. Patriotism in Indian Country After World War I |
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| Description: | A forgotten history that explores how army veterans returning to reservation life after World War I transformed Native American identity Drawing from archival sources and oral histories, Thomas Grillot demonstrates how the relationship between Native American tribes and the United States was reinvented in the years following World War I. During that conflict, twelve thousand Native American soldiers served in the U.S. Army. They returned home to their reservations with newfound patriotism, leveraging their veteran cachet for political power and claiming all the benefits of citizenship—even supporting the termination policy that ended the U.S. government's recognition of tribal sovereignty. |
| Authors: | Grillot, Thomas |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Indians of North America--Ethnic identity, Indians of North America--History--20th century, World War, 1914-1918--Participation, Indian, World War, 1914-1918--Veterans--United States, Indian veterans--United States |
| Categories: | HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / Indigenous / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Native American Studies |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | A forgotten history that explores how army veterans returning to reservation life after World War I transformed Native American identity Drawing from archival sources and oral histories, Thomas Grillot demonstrates how the relationship between Native American tribes and the United States was reinvented in the years following World War I. During that conflict, twelve thousand Native American soldiers served in the U.S. Army. They returned home to their reservations with newfound patriotism, leveraging their veteran cachet for political power and claiming all the benefits of citizenship—even supporting the termination policy that ended the U.S. government's recognition of tribal sovereignty. |
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| ISBN: | 9780300224337 9780300235326 |
