Bernstein, David, 1973-

How the West was drawn : mapping, Indians, and the construction of the Trans-Mississippi West / David Bernstein. - Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource. - Borderlands and transcultural studies .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Living in Indian country -- Construction Indian country -- Sharitarish and the possibility of treaties -- Non-participatory mapping -- The rise and fall of "Indian country" -- The cultural construction of "Indian country" -- Science and the destruction of "Indian country" -- Reclaiming Indian country -- The metaphysics of Indian naming -- Conclusion.



9781496207999 9781496208019


Indians of North America--Great Plains--Maps.
Cartography--History--Great Plains--19th century.
Names, Indian--Great Plains.


Electronic Books.

E98 / .H698 2018