Download or read book A Chemehuevi Song written by Clifford E. Trafzer and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chemehuevi of the Twenty-Nine Palms tribe of Southern California stands as a testament to the power of perseverance. This small, nomadic band of Southern Paiute Indians has been repeatedly marginalized by European settlers, other Native groups, and, until now, historical narratives that have all too often overlooked them. Having survived much of the past two centuries without rights to their homeland or any self-governing abilities, the Chemehuevi were a mostly “forgotten” people until the creation of the Twenty-Nine Palms Reservation in 1974. Since then, they have formed a tribal government that addresses many of the same challenges faced by other tribes, including preserving cultural identity and managing a thriving gaming industry. A dedicated historian who worked closely with the Chemehuevi for more than a decade, Clifford Trafzer shows how this once-splintered tribe persevered using sacred songs and other cultural practices to maintain tribal identity during the long period when it lacked both a homeland and autonomy. The Chemehuevi believe that their history and their ancestors are always present, and Trafzer honors that belief through his emphasis on individual and family stories. In doing so, he not only sheds light on an overlooked tribe but also presents an important new model for tribal history scholarship. A Chemehuevi Song strikes the difficult balance of placing a community-driven research agenda within the latest currents of indigenous studies scholarship. Chemehuevi voices, both past and present, are used to narrate the story of the tribe’s tireless efforts to gain recognition and autonomy. The end result is a song of resilience.

Download or read book Constitution of the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe written by Chemehuevi Indian Tribe and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Chemehuevi Indians of Southern California written by Ronald Dean Miller and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of the Chemehuevi have been absorbed by the Shoshonean groups who arrived earlier.

Download or read book Southern Paiute and Chemehuevi written by Robert Alan Manners and published by Dissertations-G. This book was released on 1974 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Chemehuevi Indians of Southern California written by Ron Miller and published by . This book was released on 1973-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Incorporation and Changes in Ethnic Structure the Chemehuevi Indians written by George Edwin Roth and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Social and Economic Characteristics of the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe written by Michael Hibbard and published by . This book was released on 1976* with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Chemehuevis written by Carobeth Laird and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From dust jacket: "'The Chemehuevis' is a landmark inquiry into the soul of a people, using the key of their complex, poetic, witty language, rendered into a literary presentation of the highest order ... reminiscent of an Emily Dickinson discovering a whole new world. I was reminded constantly of the four books of Carlos Castenada." Appendices include: List of place names. A brief note on the Chemehuevi language.

Download or read book The Chemehuevi Book for Little Ones written by Colorado River Indian Tribe Education Department and published by . This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Colorado River Indian Tribes the Mohave Indians and the Chemehuevi Indians Vs United States Petition written by United States. Indian Claims Commission and published by . This book was released on with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Mirror and Pattern written by Carobeth Laird and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Colorado River Indian Tribes Mohave Indians and the Chemehuevi Indians and on Behalf of Its Members Petitioner Vs United States of America Defendant written by United States. Court of Claims and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Fighting Invisible Enemies written by Clifford E. Trafzer and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2019-05-09 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Native Americans long resisted Western medicine—but had less power to resist the threat posed by Western diseases. And so, as the Office of Indian Affairs reluctantly entered the business of health and medicine, Native peoples reluctantly began to allow Western medicine into their communities. Fighting Invisible Enemies traces this transition among inhabitants of the Mission Indian Agency of Southern California from the late nineteenth through the mid-twentieth century. What historian Clifford E. Trafzer describes is not so much a transition from one practice to another as a gradual incorporation of Western medicine into Indian medical practices. Melding indigenous and medical history specific to Southern California, his book combines statistical information and documents from the federal government with the oral narratives of several tribes. Many of these oral histories—detailing traditional beliefs about disease causation, medical practices, and treatment—are unique to this work, the product of the author’s close and trusted relationships with tribal elders. Trafzer examines the years of interaction that transpired before Native people allowed elements of Western medicine and health care into their lives, homes, and communities. Among the factors he cites as impelling the change were settler-borne diseases, the negative effects of federal Indian policies, and the sincere desire of both Indians and agency doctors and nurses to combat the spread of disease. Here we see how, unlike many encounters between Indians and non-Indians in Southern California, this cooperative effort proved positive and constructive, resulting in fewer deaths from infectious diseases, especially tuberculosis. The first study of its kind, Trafzer’s work fills gaps in Native American, medical, and Southern California history. It informs our understanding of the working relationship between indigenous and Western medical traditions and practices as it continues to develop today.