The Ioway Indians (Paperback)

This account is the first extensive ethnohistory of the Ioway Indians, whose influence - out of all proportion to their numbers - stemmed partly from the strategic location of their homeland between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
Beginning with archaeological sites in northeast Iowa, Martha Royce Blaine traces Ioway history from ancient to modern times. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, French, Spanish, and English traders vied for the tribe's favor and for permission to cross their lands. The Ioways fought in the French and Indian War in New York, the War of 1812, and the Civil War, but ultimately their influence waned as they slowly lost control of their sovereignty and territory. By the end of the nineteenth century, the Ioways were separated in reservations in Nebraska, Kansas, and Indian Territory. A new preface by the author carries the story to modern times and discusses the present status of and issues concerning the Oklahoma and the Kansas and Nebraska Ioways.

Martha Royce Blaine previously taught courses in anthropology at Oklahoma State University and was the Chief Curator of Museums and Chief Archivist for the Indian Archives Division in the Oklahoma Historical Society.

Author:

Blaine, Martha Royce

Series Title:

Civilization of the American Indian Series

Genre:

HISTORY / United States / General

Audience:

College/higher education

Edition Detail:

Reprint

Format:

Paperback

Language:

English

Publisher:

Univ of Oklahoma Pr

Publish Date:

04/01/1995

Copyright Year:

1995

ISBN:

9780806127286

Height:

10.0 in

Wdth:

6.75 in

Thickness:

1.0 in

Unit weight:

1.45 lb