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The People and the Strangers THE PEOPLE AND THE STRANGERS Narratives and A Theory of American Indian Life by Robert D. Cooter and Robert K. Thomas first draft finished in winter 1991 episodic revisions continuing in 2003 This manuscript still requires much work on the theoretical chapters and there is no concluding chapter. *** This book is dedicated to Blair. *** In Memory of Bob Thomas Arms, legs, kidneys, lungs, brain -- so much of a body comes in pairs that work together. So it was with Bob Thomas and me as we wrote this book. When he died in June of 1991, I flinched and faltered over flaws in a half-completed manuscript as if my left brain were working without my right brain. Together we could have overcome these problems with ease. Now, thinking of Bob, I am reminded that I have only one heart. Page 3 The People and the Strangers Short Table of Contents PREFACE .........................................................................................................10 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION -- THE PEOPLE AND THE STRANGERS.......13 CHAPTER 2 A LIFE AMONG KIN....................................................................20 CHAPTER 2* INDIVIDUALS AND RELATIVES.................................................59 CHAPTER 3 TO WORSHIP IN A CLEAN PLACE...........................................73 CHAPTER 3* THE TRIBE AS EXPERIENCE....................................................97 CHAPTER 4 THE WHITE DOVE OF THE DESSERT -- PREEMPTION, ASSIMILATION, AND FRAGMENTATION .....................................................120 CHAPTER 4* THE MEANING OF CHANGE IN AN INDIAN VILLAGE ..........159 CHAPTER 5 KICKAPOOS AND YAQUIS -- TWO ENDURING PEOPLES....175 CHAPTER 5* ENCLAVEMENT, ETHNICITY, AND THE INDIAN DESTINY...205 CHAPTER 6 ASSOCIATED INDIANS OF DETROIT .....................................222 CHAPTER 6* URBAN INDIANS....................................................................240 CHAPTER 7 TAMACRAFT AND THE WA:K POW-WOW............................262 CHAPTER 7* HUNTERS WITHOUT GAME -- ECONOMICS.........................284 CHAPTER 8 BECOMING CIVILIZE -- A NARRATIVE OF CHEROKEE LAW BY R.H. .................................................................................................................326 CHAPTER 8* BORN BEHIND THE FENCE: LAW AND GOVERNMENT .....374 CHAPTER 9 A WHOLE LIFE .........................................................................398 CHAPTER 9* BEING OR BECOMING -- PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT AND THE INDIVIDUATION PROCESS...........................................................429 Page 4 The People and the Strangers CHAPTER 10 THE WHITE PATH OF PEACE AND THE INDIAN ECUMENE ........................................................................................................................461 CHAPTER 10* EXPERIENCING OR BELIEVING ...........................................521 Page 5 The People and the Strangers Long Table of Contents PREFACE .........................................................................................................10 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION -- THE PEOPLE AND THE STRANGERS.......13 Outline of the Book................................................................................................................................. 15 Appendix: Supporting Empirical Research This technical appendix for anthropologists provides additional information on the sources and methods of this book. Empirical generalizations typically draw upon Robert Thomas's experience with various tribes as enumerated below:........................... 16 CHAPTER 2 A LIFE AMONG KIN....................................................................20 CHAPTER 2* INDIVIDUALS AND RELATIVES.................................................59 Theoretical Implications of a "Cherokee Childhood" .......................................................................... 59 Kin and Strangers .................................................................................................................................. 59 Home Grown Versus Self Made............................................................................................................. 62 Morality and Autonomy......................................................................................................................... 66 The Clock and the Spook ....................................................................................................................... 68 Distinction Without Rank ...................................................................................................................... 70 Conclusion and Preview ......................................................................................................................... 71 CHAPTER 3 TO WORSHIP IN A CLEAN PLACE...........................................73 CHAPTER 3* THE TRIBE AS EXPERIENCE....................................................97 Mackinaws' Band as Ideal Type of Tribe.............................................................................................. 98 Tribe as Experience................................................................................................................................ 99 Organization and Identity.................................................................................................................... 101 Organization by Kinship...................................................................................................................... 102 Adaptation in Organizations................................................................................................................ 104 Flexibility versus Economies of Scale .................................................................................................. 106 Kin Structure?...................................................................................................................................... 108 Life Cycle of a Tribal Institution ......................................................................................................... 112 Page 6 The People and the Strangers Sustainability Hypothesis..................................................................................................................... 113 Necessity and Freedom......................................................................................................................... 117 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................ 119 CHAPTER 4 THE WHITE DOVE OF THE DESSERT -- PREEMPTION, ASSIMILATION, AND FRAGMENTATION .....................................................120 “The White Dove of the Desert” -- A narrative by Robert K. Thomas .............................................. 122 CHAPTER 4* THE MEANING OF CHANGE IN AN INDIAN VILLAGE ..........159 Meaning ................................................................................................................................................ 159 Causes of Individuation........................................................................................................................ 162 Adaptation, Elaboration, and Borrowing............................................................................................ 164 Forms of Interaction............................................................................................................................. 165 Acculturation of Objects and Meanings .............................................................................................. 166 Cultural Change Through History ...................................................................................................... 169 Pre-emption .......................................................................................................................................... 171 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................ 173 CHAPTER 5 KICKAPOOS AND YAQUIS -- TWO ENDURING PEOPLES....175 “Bertha Matapina and the Kickapoos” -- A Narrative by Bob Thomas............................................ 175 “The Yaquis of Barrio Libre” – A Narrative by Bob Thomas ........................................................... 191 CHAPTER 5* ENCLAVEMENT, ETHNICITY, AND THE INDIAN DESTINY...205 Age of Participation.............................................................................................................................. 206 Possibilities for Change ........................................................................................................................ 208 Isolated and Insulated Groups............................................................................................................. 211 Enclavement ......................................................................................................................................... 212 Nationalism........................................................................................................................................... 215 Ethnic Group ........................................................................................................................................ 216 Absorption ............................................................................................................................................ 217 Destiny of Particular Tribes................................................................................................................
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