First and foremost, we would like to extend our thanks to the staff of the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College, and in particular its curator, Christopher Densmore, who granted us ...permission to publish the Fisher journals and who provided valuable insights into the history of the Fisher family of Philadelphia. ...we dedicate this work to Beverly Anne Campisi, who gave the editors her untiring support, but who did not live to see its publication.
An obituary for William N. Fenton, distinguished professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Albany, State University of New York, and the acknowledged dean of Iroquois studies who died ...on Jun 17, 2005 at the age of 96, is presented. Throughout his long career, Fenton's overriding concern was that Indian history be written to reflect something of the "why" behind the actions of native people in their encounter with Euro-Americans. Early on he introduced the method of analysis styled "historical upstreaming," which he described as "reading history backwards." This approach became an integral part of the discipline and methodology of ethnohistory, of which Fenton is considered a founder.
In "A Case of Identity: Ethnogenesis of the New Houma Indians," Dave D. Davis argues that "available documentary sources indicate that the modern Houma originated in the nineteenth century as a ...multiethnic group that included Europeans, African Americans, and some Native Americans, none of whom are known to have been Houmas." Campisis and Starna comment on his argument, and Davis offers a response to their criticisms.
What was a tribe? The definition of the term has changed and has affected the history of the Iroquois for several centuries. Jack Campisi is a member of the Department of Anthropology at the State ...University of New York at Albany.
Reviews of Books Kristiansen, Kristian; Anthony, David W.; Holcombe, Charles ...
International history review,
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