City Indian : Native American activism in Chicago, 1893-1934 / Rosalyn R. LaPier and David R.M. Beck.

By:

LaPier, Rosalyn R [Author]

Contributor(s):

Beck, David, 1956-

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780803278509
9780803278486

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

E78 .C589 2015

Online resources:

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Contents:

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.

Subject: 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 political, social, educational, and racial issues. City Indian focuses on the privileged members of the American Indian community in Chicago who were doctors, nurses, business owners, teachers, and entertainers. During the Progressive Era, more than at any other time in the city's history, they could be f.

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Includes bibliographies and index.

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.

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 political, social, educational, and racial issues. City Indian focuses on the privileged members of the American Indian community in Chicago who were doctors, nurses, business owners, teachers, and entertainers. During the Progressive Era, more than at any other time in the city's history, they could be f.

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