The Native Americans

• Author(s): Elizabeth Glenn, Stewart Rafert,
• Publisher: Indiana Historical Society
• Pages: 130
• ISBN_10: 0871952807
  ISBN_13: 9780871952806
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Indigenous Peoples in the Americas , History / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) , Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / Native American Studies , Social Science / Race & Ethnic Relations ,

Description:... In the second volume of the IHS Press’s Peopling Indiana Series, anthropologist Elizabeth Glenn and ethnohistorian Stewart Rafert put readers in touch with the first people to inhabit the Hoosier state, exploring what it meant historically to be an Indian in this land and discussing the resurgence of native life in the state today. Many natives either assimilated into white culture or hid their Indian identity. World War II dramatically changed this scenario when Native Americans served in the U.S. military and on the home front. Afterward, Indians from many tribal lineages flocked to Indiana to find work. Along with Indiana's Miami and Potawatomi, they are creating a diverse Indian culture that enriches the lives of all Hoosiers.