Daniel Heath Justice and Jean M. O'Brien, "Allotment Stories: Indigenous Land Relations Under Settler Siege" (U Minnesota Press, 2021)
New Books in Native American Studies
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Unraveling the Impact of Allotment Policies on Ojibwe History
Exploring the profound effects of allotment policies on Ojibwe communities, this chapter delves into personal family narratives during the Dawes Act era in Minnesota. It discusses the transition from migratory life to reservation settlement and the ultimate loss of allotted land, illustrating the complexities of colonization and land dispossessions. Through personal memoirs, the chapter sheds light on how allotment policies shattered collective autonomy and led to the fabrication of indigenous heritage for land claims.
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