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Cave Rock Washoe
cultural preservation
Da ow a ga
Dawes Act 1887
decolonizing American history
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federal Indian policy
Great Basin Indigenous peoples
historical invisibility
history of Native Lake Tahoe
Indigenous America reimagined
Indigenous historical scholarship
Indigenous political activism
Indigenous resistance
Indigenous rights and U.S. policy
Indigenous studies publication
Indigenous Washoe history
Lake Tahoe Native heritage
lesser-known Native histories
marginalized tribal communities
Native American activism
Native American history book
Native American legal history
Native American spiritual traditions
Native American studies
Native American tribes Nevada
Native history Lake Tahoe
Native land protection efforts
Native land rights
Native perspectives on U.S. law
new perspectives on U.S. history
new tribal histories
overlooked Native tribes
rethinking American history
sacred Indigenous sites
sacred landscapes
scholarly books on Indigenous peoples
Sierra Nevada tribes
the meaning of Da ow a ga
tribal land reclamation
tribal stories and national history
underrepresented tribes
Washoe history book
Washoe people
Washoe Tribe
Washoe tribe book
Washoe tribe sacred lands
Product details
- ISBN 9781625343475
- Weight: 380g
- Dimensions: 154 x 226mm
- Publication Date: 29 Jun 2018
- Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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For thousands of years the Washoe people have lived in the shadows of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. At the center of their lands sits beautiful Lake Tahoe, a name derived from the Washoe word Da ow a ga.
Perhaps because the Washoe population has always been small or because it has been more peaceful than other tribal communities, its history has never been published. In The Small Shall Be Strong, Matthew S. Makley demonstrates that, in spite of this lack of scholarly attention, Washoe history is replete with broad significance. The Washoes, for example, gained culturally important lands through the 1887 Dawes Act. And during the 1990s, the tribe sought to ban climbing on one of its most sacred sites, Cave Rock, a singular instance of Native sacred concerns leading to restrictions.
The Small Shall Be Strong illustrates a history and raises a broad question: How might greater scholarly attention to the numerous lesser-studied tribes in the United States compel a rethinking of larger historical narratives?
Perhaps because the Washoe population has always been small or because it has been more peaceful than other tribal communities, its history has never been published. In The Small Shall Be Strong, Matthew S. Makley demonstrates that, in spite of this lack of scholarly attention, Washoe history is replete with broad significance. The Washoes, for example, gained culturally important lands through the 1887 Dawes Act. And during the 1990s, the tribe sought to ban climbing on one of its most sacred sites, Cave Rock, a singular instance of Native sacred concerns leading to restrictions.
The Small Shall Be Strong illustrates a history and raises a broad question: How might greater scholarly attention to the numerous lesser-studied tribes in the United States compel a rethinking of larger historical narratives?
Matthew S. Makley is professor of history at Metropolitan State University of Denver.
