{"product_id":"tribal-sovereignty-and-the-historical-loretta-fowler-9780803271517","title":"Tribal Sovereignty and the Historical Imagination: Cheyenne-Arapaho Politics","description":"Loretta Fowler offers a new perspective on Native American politics by examining how power on multiple levels infuses the everyday lives and consciousness of the Cheyenne and Arapaho peoples of Oklahoma. \u003cp\u003eCheyennes and Arapahos today energetically pursue a variety of commercial enterprises, including gaming and developing retail businesses, and they operate a multitude of social programs. Such revitalization and economic mobilization, however, have not unambiguously produced greater tribal sovereignty. Tribal members challenge and often work vigorously to undermine their tribal government's efforts to strengthen the tribe as an independent political, economic, and cultural entity; at the same time, political consensus and tribal unity are continually recognized and promoted in powwows and dances. Why is there conflict in one sphere of Cheyenne-Arapaho politics and cooperation in the other?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe key to the dynamics of current community life, Fowler contends, is found in the complicated relationship between the colonizer and the colonized that emerges in Fourth World or postcolonial settings. For over a century the lives of Cheyennes and Arapahos have been affected simultaneously by forces of resistance and domination. These circumstances are reflected in their constructions of history. Cheyennes and Arapahos accommodate an ideology that buttresses social forms of domination and helps mold experiences and perceptions. They also selectively recognize and resist such domination. Drawing upon a decade of fieldwork and archival research, \u003ci\u003eTribal Sovereignty and the Historical Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e provides an insightful and provocative analysis of how Cheyenne and Arapaho constructions of history influence tribal politics today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Loretta Fowler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0803271514\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803271517\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bison Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.89d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Loretta Fowler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981251346687,"sku":"9780803271517","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0273f991-8ed8-427d-9fc9-86d81d1dc641.jpg?v=1683254491","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tribal-sovereignty-and-the-historical-loretta-fowler-9780803271517","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}