{"product_id":"framing-chief-leschi-lisa-blee-9781469612843","title":"Framing Chief Leschi: Narratives and the Politics of Historical Justice","description":"In 1855 in the South Puget Sound, war broke out between Washington settlers and Nisqually Indians. A party of militiamen traveling through Nisqually country was ambushed, and two men were shot from behind and fatally wounded. After the war, Chief Leschi, a Nisqually leader, was found guilty of murder by a jury of settlers and hanged in the territory's first judicial execution. But some 150 years later, in 2004, the Historical Court of Justice, a symbolic tribunal that convened in a Tacoma museum, reexamined Leschi's murder conviction and posthumously exonerated him. In \u003ci\u003eFraming Chief Leschi\u003c\/i\u003e, Lisa Blee uses this fascinating case to uncover the powerful, lasting implications of the United States' colonial past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough the Historical Court's verdict was celebrated by Nisqually people and many non-Indian citizens of Washington, Blee argues that the proceedings masked fundamental limits on justice for Indigenous people seeking self-determination. Underscoring critical questions about history and memory, \u003ci\u003eFraming Chief Leschi\u003c\/i\u003e challenges readers to consider whether liberal legal structures can accommodate competing narratives and account for the legacies of colonialism to promote social justice today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa Blee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1469612844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781469612843\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.33w x 0.82d","brand":"Lisa Blee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44123856437503,"sku":"9781469612843","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fbe151c8-392e-4e4e-b0a0-37a09eecb5d0.jpg?v=1687433286","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/framing-chief-leschi-lisa-blee-9781469612843","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}