{"product_id":"literacy-and-intellectual-life-in-james-w-parins-9780806143996","title":"Literacy and Intellectual Life in the Cherokee Nationa, 1820-1906","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany Anglo-Americans in the nineteenth century regarded Indian tribes as little more than illiterate bands of savages in need of \"civilizing.\" Few were willing to recognize that one of the major Southeastern tribes targeted for removal west of the Mississippi already had an advanced civilization with its own system of writing and rich literary tradition. In \u003cem\u003eLiteracy and Intellectual Life in the Cherokee Nation, 1820-1906\u003c\/em\u003e, James W. Parins traces the rise of bilingual literacy and intellectual life in the Cherokee Nation during the nineteenth century-a time of intense social and political turmoil for the tribe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the 1820s, Cherokees had perfected a system for writing their language-the syllabary created by Sequoyah-and in a short time taught it to virtually all their citizens. Recognizing the need to master the language of the dominant society, the Cherokee Nation also developed a superior public school system that taught students in English. The result was a literate population, most of whom could read the \u003cem\u003eCherokee Phoenix, \u003c\/em\u003ethe tribal newspaper founded in 1828 and published in both Cherokee and English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnglish literacy allowed Cherokee leaders to deal with the white power structure on their own terms: Cherokees wrote legal briefs, challenged members of Congress and the executive branch, and bargained for their tribe as white interests sought to take their land and end their autonomy. In addition, many Cherokee poets, fiction writers, essayists, and journalists published extensively after 1850, paving the way for the rich literary tradition that the nation preserves and fosters today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiterary and Intellectual Life in the Cherokee Nation, 1820-1906\u003c\/em\u003e takes a fascinating look at how literacy served to unite Cherokees during a critical moment in their national history, and advances our understanding of how literacy has functioned as a tool of sovereignty among Native peoples, both historically and today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James W. Parins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0806143991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806143996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Oklahoma Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/20\/2013 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2014","brand":"James W. Parins","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43980560007423,"sku":"9780806143996","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_24f461ef-788e-4fa6-a9cd-101818e98dd2.jpg?v=1683250598","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/literacy-and-intellectual-life-in-james-w-parins-9780806143996","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}