Unsettling territory : the resurgence of the Oneida Nation in the face of settler backlash / Douglas Metoxen Kiel.

Main entry:

Kiel, Doug, author.

Title & Author:

Unsettling territory : the resurgence of the Oneida Nation in the face of settler backlash / Douglas Metoxen Kiel.

Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2026]
©2026

Description:

ix, 208 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm.

Series:

The Henry Roe Cloud series on American Indians and modernity

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Grace's journey home -- Dreams deferred -- Governance and language -- Thriving in motion -- Red power and economic sovereignty -- Land back and resentful backlash -- Conclusion: What to the Oneida is the fourth of July?

Summary:

A history of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, from Revolutionary War allies to modern resurgence. How did the Oneida Nation of northeastern Wisconsin, stripped of nearly all its reservation lands by the early twentieth century, rise to become a powerful political and economic force in Native America and the present-day Midwest? Doug Kiel traces the journey of resurgence, adaptation, and nation rebuilding of the Oneida people, who navigated federal policies and socioeconomic shifts to chart their own future, transforming adversity into opportunity. Kiel shows how Oneidas harnessed New Deal programs to advance their goals of self-determination; how urban migration, often seen as a marker of Indigenous displacement, became a tool of community empowerment; and how the Nation has reclaimed land and authority despite predictable backlash from neighboring towns. Drawing on extensive archival records, family photographs, and oral histories, including stories from his grandmother, Kiel highlights the everyday acts that have sustained the Oneida Nation across generations and offers vital insights into the broader fight for Indigenous nationhood in twenty-first-century America.

ISBN:

9780300269826 hardcover
030026982X hardcover
electronic publication
9780300277432

Subject:

Oneida Indians Wisconsin History.
Oneida Indians Economic conditions.
Indigenous peoples North America.
Self-determination, National Oneida Nation.
Droit des peuples à disposer d'eux-mêmes Oneida Nation.
Oneida Indians History.
Oneida Nation History.
Wisconsin

Form/genre:

Informational works.
Documents d'information.

Added entries:

Yale University Press, publisher.
Henry Roe Cloud series on American Indians and modernity.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 325459
Call No.: 325459
Copy: 1
Status: Available

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