First Americans: U.S. Patriotism in Indian Country after World War I

First Americans: U.S. Patriotism in Indian Country after World War I
ISBN-10
0300235321
ISBN-13
9780300235326
Series
First Americans
Category
History
Pages
288
Language
English
Published
2018-05-22
Publisher
Yale University Press
Author
Thomas Grillot

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.

Other editions

Similar books