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Indigenous DC

Native Peoples and the Nation's Capital

ISBN-13: 9781647123208
Publisher: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS
By Elizabeth Rule
Price: AUD $47.99
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Local release date: 25/07/2023
Format: Hardback (229.00mm X 152.00mm) 216 pages Weight: 470g
Categories: Local history [WQH]

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The first and fullest account of the suppressed history and continuing presence of Native Americans in Washington, DC

Washington, DC, is Indian land, but Indigenous peoples are often left out of the national narrative of the United States and erased in the capital city. To redress this myth of invisibility, Indigenous DC shines a light upon the oft-overlooked contributions of tribal leaders and politicians, artists and activists to the rich history of the District of Columbia, and their imprint—at times memorialized in physical representations, and at other times living on only through oral history—upon this place.

Inspired by author Elizabeth Rule’s award-winning public history mobile app and decolonial mapping project Guide to Indigenous DC, this book brings together the original inhabitants who call the District their traditional territory, the diverse Indigenous diaspora who has made community here, and the land itself in a narrative arc that makes clear that all land is Native land. The acknowledgment that DC is an Indigenous space inserts the Indigenous perspective into the national narrative and opens the door for future possibilities of Indigenous empowerment and sovereignty.

This important book is a valuable and informational resource on both Washington, DC, regional history and Native American history.

Elizabeth Rule is assistant professor of critical race, gender, and culture studies at American University. She is the creator of the Guide to Indigenous Lands Project, which includes the Guide to Indigenous DC, a mobile application and digital map of Indigenous sites of importance in the nations capital. She is a Chickasaw scholar-activist based in Washington, DC.

List of Figures AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Washington DC is Indian LandChapter 1: Tribal Delegates in DCChapter 2: First Peoples in Monuments, Museums, and Military ServiceChapter 3: The Tradition of Indigenous Activism and Political ActionChapter 4: Native Arts and Artists in the Nations CapitalConclusion: The Capital of Indian CountryBibliography

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