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"Defying the Odds examines the history of theTule River Tribe,a constituency of 1,500 members descended from the Southern Valley Yokuts Indians of California's Great Central Valley. This innovative book presents the first-ever study of a California tribe's political survival and transformation under American rule - from California statehood through the current Indian gaming era. The Tule River Tribe's struggle for sovereignty withstood challenges from political and legal institutions. Tribal members both reasserted and recast their traditions to preserve unity while competing for resources on their commonly owned reservation land base. The authors bring their remarkably rich knowledge of the Tribe's families and of federal Indian law to show how traditional leadership reemerged in the 1930s, under the Indian New Deal, through direct descendants of former chiefs. Vibrant portraits of men and women of the Tule River Tribe create a compelling narrative history, highlighting twentieth-century victories in land claims, government-to-government battles over Indian gaming, and use of Yokuts' traditional consensus - based negotiations over water rights with the Tribe's downstream neighbors. On every page of this groundbreaking book, the Tule River Tribe remains in frame as the protagonist of this exemplary story of indigenous struggle and triumph." --Book Jacket.
Defying the Odds examines the history of theTule River Tribe, a constituency of 1,500 members descended from the Southern Valley Yokuts Indians of California's Great Central Valley. This innovative book presents the first-ever study of a California tribe's political survival and transformation under American rule - from California statehood through the current Indian gaming era. The Tule River Tribe's struggle for sovereignty withstood challenges from political and legal institutions. Tribal members both reasserted and recast their traditions to preserve unity while competing for resources on their commonly owned reservation land base. The authors bring their remarkably rich knowledge of the Tribe's families and of federal Indian law to show how traditional leadership reemerged in the 1930s, under the Indian New Deal, through direct descendants of former chiefs. Vibrant portraits of men and women of the Tule River Tribe create a compelling narrative history, highlighting twentieth-century victories in land claims, government-to-government battles over Indian gaming, and use of Yokuts' traditional consensus - based negotiations over water rights with the Tribe's downstream neighbors. On every page of this groundbreaking book, the Tule River Tribe remains in frame as the protagonist of this exemplary story of indigenous struggle and triumph.
1. THE TACHI-YOKUTS, INDIANS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CA, THEIR LIVES, SONGS, & STORIES is now recommended for supplementary reading by the Social-Science Committee of the State Department of Education. This entertaining & informative book is the result of materials gathered in 1940 by author Marjorie W. Cummins. 2. HOW COYOTE STOLE THE SUN, by the same author, (ISBN 0-9633692-0-2) is a book about the Yokuts, their Culture, Myths, Songs, Basketry, Dance, Rock Painting, Religion & History. Myth told to J.P. Harrington in 1916. For use in schools, libraries, & for the general public. A Yokuts medicine man sings for A.L. Kroeber 1903. 3. We have a kit, composed of the two books as above, a video (ISBN 0-9633692-1-0) & a cassette tape (0-9633692-0-3) of songs, $70, tax included. The video tells the story of the myth as told by Tachi Tom to J.P. Harrington, Smithsonian Scholar. These are materials about the Yokuts Indians of the Central interior valley of California. Cassette tape now copyrighted & professionally edited for background noise. Side 1 gives the songs sung by the Tachi-Yokuts in 1940; side 2 sung by the Yaudanchi-Yokuts medicine man in 1903. The song uses a 5 tone scale. Write for flyers: Marjorie W. Cummins, 2064 Carter Way, Hanford, CA 93230. (209) 584-7576 after 1 p.m. Pac. Time.
An introduction to the history, social structure, customs, and present life of the Yokut Indians, a tribe in California.
This nonfiction books explores the history, culture, customs, and beliefs of California's American Indian tribes including the Chumash, Tongva, Hupa, Yokuts, Quechan, and Coso tribes. Detailed primary source images in conjunction with easy-to-read text provide readers with an inviting reading and learning experience as they build their social studies knowledge. This book includes basic informational text features including a glossary, an index, table of contents, and reader's guide. Students will be intrigued by Native American history with this fascinating nonfiction title.
History of the Yokuts Indians of the central valley of California, learned from a white man who was raised by them.
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