The struggle for self-determination : history of the Menominee Indians since 1854

Drawing on meticulous archival research and a close working relationship with the Menominee Historic Preservation Department, David R. M. Beck picks up where his earlier work, Siege and Survival: History of the Menominee Indians, 1634–1856, ended. The Struggle for Self-Determination begins with the establishment of a small reservation in the Menominee homeland in northeastern Wisconsin at a time when the Menominee economic, political, and social structure came under aggressive assault. For the next hundred years the tribe attempted to regain control of its destiny, enduring successive policy attacks by governmental, religious, and local business sources. The Menominee’s rich forests became a battleground on which they refused to cede control to the U.S. government. The struggle climaxed in the mid-twentieth century when the federal government terminated its relationship with the tribe. Throughout this time the Menominee fought to maintain their connection to their past and to regain control of their future. The lessons they learned helped them through their greatest modern disaster—termination—and enabled them to reconstruct a government and a reservation as the twentieth century drew to a close. The Struggle for Self-Determination reinterprets that story and includes the viewpoint of the Menominee in the telling of it. (20070101) Drawing On Meticulous Archival Research And A Close Working Relationship With The Menominee Historic Preservation Department, David R. M. Beck Picks Up Where His Earlier Work, Siege And Survival: History Of The Menominee Indians, 1634-1856, Ended. The Struggle For Self-determination Begins With The Establishment Of A Small Reservation In The Menominee Homeland In Northeastern Wisconsin At A Time When The Menominee Economic, Political, And Social Structure Came Under Aggressive Assault. For The Next Hundred Years The Tribe Attempted To Regain Control Of Its Destiny, Enduring Successive Policy Attacks By Governmental, Religious, And Local Business Sources. The Menominee's Rich Forests Became A Battleground On Which They Refused To Cede Control To The U.s. Government. The Struggle Climaxed In The Mid-twentieth Century When The Federal Government Terminated Its Relationship With The Tribe. Throughout This Time The Menominee Fought To Maintain Their Connection To Their Past And To Regain Control Of Their Future. The Lessons They Learned Helped Them Through Their Greatest Modern Disaster - Termination - And Enabled Them To Reconstruct A Government And A Reservation As The Twentieth Century Drew To A Close. The Struggle For Self-determination Reinterprets That Story And Includes The Viewpoint Of The Menominee In The Telling Of It.--book Jacket. The Early Reservation Years -- The Pivotal Divide Of 1871 -- Government And Religion -- Twenty Million Feet A Year -- The 1905 Blowdown And Its Aftermath -- The Weight Of Federal Wardship -- From Allotment To Incorporation -- Illusory Control -- Termination -- The Road To Restoration -- Restoration -- Tribal Self-determination And Sovereignty Today. David R.m. Beck. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [251]-269) And Index. Contents......Page 8 Illustrations......Page 9 Preface: Shaping a Tribally Defined Existence......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 18 Introduction: Menominee Survival into the 1850s......Page 20 Abbreviations......Page 29 1. The Early ReservationYears......Page 30 2. The Pivotal Divide of 1871......Page 50 3. Government and Religion......Page 61 4. Twenty Million Feet a Year......Page 75 5. The 1905 Blowdown and Its Aftermath......Page 92 6. The Weight of Federal Wardship......Page 108 7. From Allotment to Incorporation......Page 124 8. Illusory Control......Page 143 9. Termination......Page 172 10. The Road to Restoration......Page 193 11. Restoration......Page 209 12. Tribal Self-Determination and SovereigntyToday......Page 222 Appendix......Page 232 Notes......Page 242 Bibliography......Page 294 Index......Page 314 Beginning with the establishment of a reservation in the Menominee homeland in Wisconsin at a time when the Menominee economic, political, and social structure came under aggressive assault, this book reinterprets the story of the Menominee. It draws on archival research and a close relationship with the Menominee Historic Preservation Department. The treaty of 1854 reestablished a legal territorial base for a Menominee homeland in Wisconsin.