{"product_id":"blood-will-tell-katherine-ellinghaus-9781496230379","title":"Blood Will Tell: Native Americans and Assimilation Policy","description":"\u003ci\u003eBlood Will Tell \u003c\/i\u003ereveals the underlying centrality of blood in shaping official ideas about who was eligible to be defined as Indian by the General Allotment Act in the United States. Katherine Ellinghaus traces the idea of blood quantum and how the concept came to dominate Native identity and national status between 1887 and 1934 and how related exclusionary policies functioned to dispossess Native people of their land. The U.S. government's unspoken assumption at the time was that Natives of mixed descent were undeserving of tribal status and benefits, notwithstanding that these people played crucial roles in the national implementation of allotment policy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ellinghaus explores on-the-ground case studies of Anishinaabeg, Arapahos, Cherokees, Eastern Cherokees, Cheyennes, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, Lakotas, Lumbees, Ojibwes, Seminoles, and Virginia tribes. Documented in these cases, the history of blood quantum as a policy reveals assimilation's implications and legacy. The role of blood quantum is integral to understanding how Native Americans came to be one of the most disadvantaged groups in the United States, and it remains a significant part of present-day debates about Indian identity and tribal membership. \u003ci\u003eBlood Will Tell\u003c\/i\u003e is an important and timely contribution to current political and scholarly debates. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katherine Ellinghaus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 149623037X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496230379\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.51d","brand":"Katherine Ellinghaus","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052706853119,"sku":"9781496230379","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bd1a50fe-686d-4e3a-85cc-45b8e60a6a85.jpg?v=1685020298","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blood-will-tell-katherine-ellinghaus-9781496230379","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}