Webs of Kinship: Family in Northern Cheyenne Nationhood (Volume 16) (New Directions in Native American Studies Series)

by Christina Gish Hill

Book Overview

Many stories that non-Natives tell about Native people emphasize human suffering, the inevitability of loss, and eventual extinction, whether physical or cultural. But the stories Northern Cheyennes tell about themselves emphasize survival, connectedness, and commitment to land and community. In writing Webs of Kinship, anthropologist Christina Gish Hill has worked with government records and other historical documents, as well as the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806156015
• ISBN13: 9780806156019
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.0"