Kinsmen of Another Kind

Dakota-White Relationships in the Upper Mississippi Valley, 1650-1862

By:

Gary Clayton Anderson

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Borealis Book S.

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In August 1862 the Dakota of Eastern Sioux resorted to armed conflict against the white settlers of southern Minnesota. This study uses an ethnohistorical approach to explain why the bonds of peace between the Dakota and the whites were suddenly broken. It shows how the Dakota concept of kinsmen affected the tribe's complex relationships with the whites. The Dakota were obliged to help their relatives by any means possible. Traders who were adopted or married into the tribe gained from this relationship, but had reciprocal responsibilities. After the 1820s, the trade in furs declined, more whites moved into the territory, and the Dakota became more economically dependent on the whites. When American officials and traders failed to fulfil their obligations, many Dakotas finally saw the whites as enemies to be driven from Minnesota.; This edition includes a new introduction by the author, who comments on scholarly developments in the field of ethnohistory in the 19th century.

Author Biography:

Anderson, Gary Clayton

Release date NZ

September 15th, 1997

Author

Gary Clayton Anderson

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

illus & map

Pages

383

Series

Borealis Book S.

Dimensions

215x140x30

ISBN-13

9780873513531

Product ID

2352912

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