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We Are an Indian Nation: A History of the Hualapai People (review)

We Are an Indian Nation: A History of the Hualapai People (review) 2011 Book Reviews 447 This book is a groundbreaking study of the sort that comes along too seldom. Although some archaeologists will take umbrage at Lekson’s audacious inferences and unsparing criticisms, few will deny being challenged to look anew at ortho- doxy. Historians and anthropologists may find cause to reconsider the historical context of the region’s written and oral histories. This book matters. Texas State University-San Marcos Stephen L. Black We Are an Indian Nation: A History of the Hualapai People. By Jeffrey P. Shepherd. (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 2010. Pp. 304. Illustrations, map, notes, bibliography, index. ISBN 9780816528288, $45.00; ISBN 9780816529049, $24.95 paper.) With a foreword by the Hualapai Tribal Council Chairman and the coopera- tion of the tribal government in its writing, Shepherd’s book can be considered an official histor y of the Hualapai Nation and a self-declared “narrative of sur vival and resistance that challenges dominant beliefs of the Hualapai as a conquered people” (2). His account gains strength because he was able to supplement archi- val sources with interviews and participant observation. Less visible is what may be missing from the book because of tribal concerns over “revealing sacred sites, sensitive religious practices, and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Southwestern Historical Quarterly Southwest Center (Univ of Arizona)

We Are an Indian Nation: A History of the Hualapai People (review)

Reyhner, Jon Allan.
Southwestern Historical Quarterly , Volume 114 (4) – May 14, 2011
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Southwest Center (Univ of Arizona)
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2011 Book Reviews 447 This book is a groundbreaking study of the sort that comes along too seldom. Although some archaeologists will take umbrage at Lekson’s audacious inferences and unsparing criticisms, few will deny being challenged to look anew at ortho- doxy. Historians and anthropologists may find cause to reconsider the historical context of the region’s written and oral histories. This book matters. Texas State University-San Marcos Stephen L. Black We Are an Indian Nation: A History of the Hualapai People. By Jeffrey P. Shepherd. (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 2010. Pp. 304. Illustrations, map, notes, bibliography, index. ISBN 9780816528288, $45.00; ISBN 9780816529049, $24.95 paper.) With a foreword by the Hualapai Tribal Council Chairman and the coopera- tion of the tribal government in its writing, Shepherd’s book can be considered an official histor y of the Hualapai Nation and a self-declared “narrative of sur vival and resistance that challenges dominant beliefs of the Hualapai as a conquered people” (2). His account gains strength because he was able to supplement archi- val sources with interviews and participant observation. Less visible is what may be missing from the book because of tribal concerns over “revealing sacred sites, sensitive religious practices, and

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Southwestern Historical Quarterly – Southwest Center (Univ of Arizona)

Published: May 14, 2011

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