{"product_id":"turning-the-power-indian-boarding-schools-native-american-anthropologists-and-the-race-to-preserve-indigenous-cultures-hardback-9781496241924","title":"Turning the Power; Indian Boarding Schools, Native American Anthropologists, and the Race to Preserve Indigenous Cultures (Hardback) 9781496241924","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTurning the Power\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIndian Boarding Schools, Native American Anthropologists, and the Race to Preserve Indigenous Cultures\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNathan Sowry (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496241924\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 April 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e358 pages, 13 photographs, index\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm, 0.674 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e“\u003ci\u003eTurning the Power\u003c\/i\u003e brings to historical consciousness a series of Native individuals who have rarely been recognized and whose roles in early ethnographic fieldwork were significant. Of even greater importance, though, are the issues surrounding ethnic identity and the central importance of individual decisions (agency). The essays are fascinating to read, individually and collectively.”-Curtis M. Hinsley, coeditor of \u003ci\u003eComing of Age in Chicago: The 1893 World’s Fair and the Coalescence of American Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“Nathan Sowry’s research utilizes a vast array of archival and secondary sources. He has done a wonderful job of weaving the narratives of important characters in each chapter. It will serve well anyone interested in the history of American anthropology and American Indians.”-Benjamin R. Kracht, editor of \u003ci\u003eAutobiography of a Kiowa Indian\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTurning the Power\u003c\/i\u003e Nathan Sowry examines how some Native American students from the boarding school system, with its forced assimilationist education, became key cultural informants for anthropologists conducting fieldwork during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Salvage anthropologists of this era relied on Native informants to accomplish their mission of “saving” Native American cultures and ultimately turned many informants into anthropologists after years of fieldwork experience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sowry investigates ten relatively unknown Native American anthropologists and collaborators who, from 1878 to 1930, attended a religiously affiliated mission school, a federal Indian boarding school, or both. He tells the stories of Native anthropologists Tichkematse, William Jones, and James R. Murie, who were alumni of the Hampton Institute in Virginia. Richard Davis and Cleaver Warden were among the first and second classes to attend the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania. Amos Oneroad graduated from the Haskell Indian Industrial Training School in Lawrence, Kansas, after attending mission and boarding schools in South Dakota. D. C. Duvall, John V. Satterlee, and Florence and Louis Shotridge attended smaller boarding and mission schools in Montana, Wisconsin, and Alaska Territory, respectively.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTurning the Power\u003c\/i\u003e follows the forced indoctrination of Native American students and then details how each of them “turned the power,” using their English knowledge and work experience in the anthropological field to embrace, document, and preserve their Native cultures rather than abandoning their heritage.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: What Happened Before (Bellevue, Nebraska Territory, 1862)\u003cbr\u003e 1. A Great Favorite at the Smithsonian: Tichkematse (Zuni, New Mexico Territory, 1881)\u003cbr\u003e 2. One Who Clearly Understands the Thoughts and Ideas of the Indians: William Jones (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1897)\u003cbr\u003e 3. We as a Race Cannot Be Wiped Out in a Short Time: Richard Davis (Colony, Oklahoma Territory, 1905)\u003cbr\u003e 4. All the Information There Is to Be Got: D. C. Duvall (Browning, Montana, 1911)\u003cbr\u003e 5. We Can Get Fine Work Out—\u003cbr\u003eBetter Than Any That’\u003cbr\u003es Been Out on Indians: James R. Murie (Pawnee, Oklahoma, 1911)\u003cbr\u003e 6. Making a Great Collection of Relics for My People: John V. Satterlee (Keshena, Wisconsin, 1911)\u003cbr\u003e 7. A True Indian Is Someone Who Helps Their Race: Cleaver Warden (Washington DC, 1918)\u003cbr\u003e 8. Both an Experienced Field Man and a Missionary among His People: Amos Oneroad (Tokio, North Dakota, 1925)\u003cbr\u003e 9. Civilized Indians Exploring the Wilds of Alaska: Florence and Louis Shotridge (Sitka, Alaska Territory, 1929)\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: What Happened After (Hoonah, Alaska, 2017)\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52600288313624,"sku":"9781496241924","price":41.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/turning-the-power-indian-boarding-schools-native-american-anthropologists-and-the-race-to-preserve-indigenous-cultures-hardback-9781496241924","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}