Long Journeys to a Middle Ground: Indians, Catholics, and the Origins of a New Deal in Montana and Idaho, 1855-1945 Aaron David Hyams Marquette University
Marquette University e-Publications@Marquette Dissertations (2009 -) Dissertations, Theses, and Professional Projects Long Journeys to a Middle Ground: Indians, Catholics, and the Origins of a New Deal in Montana and Idaho, 1855-1945 Aaron David Hyams Marquette University Recommended Citation Hyams, Aaron David, "Long Journeys to a Middle Ground: Indians, Catholics, and the Origins of a New Deal in Montana and Idaho, 1855-1945" (2016). Dissertations (2009 -). Paper 638. http://epublications.marquette.edu/dissertations_mu/638 LONG JOURNEYS TO A MIDDLE GROUND: INDIANS, CATHOLICS, AND THE ORIGINS OF A NEW DEAL IN MONTANA AND IDAHO, 1855-1945 by Aaron D. Hyams, B.A., M.A. A Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School, Marquette University, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Milwaukee, Wisconsin May, 2016 ABSTRACT LONG JOURNEYS TO A MIDDLE GROUND: INDIANS, CATHOLICS, AND THE ORIGINS OF A NEW DEAL IN MONTANA AND IDAHO, 1855-1945 Aaron D. Hyams, B.A., M.A. Marquette University, 2016 This study focuses on the experiences of individuals and families, on the Blackfeet, Flathead, and Nez Perce reservations of Montana and Idaho, who converted to Catholicism, adapted to agricultural living, accepted American education, and otherwise sought to find their places in a rapidly changing world. At the same time, this project follows local Catholic leaders from the missions and surrounding parishes who struggled with their contradictory roles as shepherds of their native flocks and agents of colonialism. I argue that Indians and Catholics on the reservations carved out often overlapping communities and identities as they negotiated the changes introduced by the allotment of the reservations.
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