The Shawnees and Their Neighbors, 1795 – 1870

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Stephen Warren traces the transformation in Shawnee sociopolitical organization over seventy years as it changed from village-centric, multi-tribe kin groups to an institutionalized national government. By analyzing the crucial role that individuals, institutions, and policies played in shaping modern tribal governments, Warren establishes that the form of the modern Shawnee “tribe” was coerced in accordance with the U.S. government’s desire for an entity with whom to do business, rather than as a natural development of traditional Shawnee ways.

The cover has a Spybuck painting on the cover.  It is 9” x 6”.  The book is used, the corners are frayed a bit, there is a crease in the back in the corner and up the back. There are a few erased pencil marks inside on 4 pages. University of Illinois press, Paperback, 2009.