The Ioway in Missouri / Greg Olson
- Author
- Olson, Greg, 1959-
- Published
- Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri Press, [2008]
- Copyright Date
- ©2008
- Physical Description
- xiv, 141 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
- Series
- Contents
- Continuing in the spirit of that first meeting between the bear and the buffalo -- Contact and exchange -- A troubled time between the Ioway and the United States -- War in the Ioway homeland -- Muddled diplomacy and military missteps -- Navigating the white road -- Struggle for survival -- Mayan jegi chexi ke (this land here is difficult).
- Summary
- "Focusing on the Ioways' role in Missouri's colonial and early statehood periods, Olson describes Ioway creation stories and oral tradition; farming and hunting practices; relations with neighboring tribes, incoming white settlers, and the U.S. government; and challenges to their way of life and survival as a people"--Provided by publisher.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9780826218247 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0826218245 (pbk. : alk. paper) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-131) and index.
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