Arapahoe Politics, 1851-1978

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Arapahoe Politics, 1851-1978

Symbols in Crises of Authority

Loretta Fowler
Foreword by Fred Eggan

375 pages
Illus., maps

Paperback

December 1986

978-0-8032-6862-3

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About the Book

The Northern Arapahoes of the Wind River Reservation contradict many of the generalizations made about political change among native plains people. Loretta Fowler explores how, in response to the realities of domination by Americans, the Arapahoes have avoided serious factional divisions and have succeeded in legitimizing new authority through the creation and use of effective political symbols.

Awards

1982 Erminie Wheeler-Voegelin Book Award, sponsored by the American Society for Ethnohistory, winner

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