Description:
Daniel H. Usner offers a cultural, political, and social history of the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana and its struggle for political sovereignty from the 1880s to the present day, revealing how basket makers were central to the growing awareness of their tribe's struggle.
Review Quotes:
"Intimately grounded on the banks of Bayou Teche, but reaching far beyond, Daniel Usner celebrates the incredible Chitimacha women and their white allies who preserved community by weaving baskets as well as personal connections. The result is a powerful tribute to the women whose fight to save their nation changed America."--Cathleen D. Cahill, author of Federal Fathers and Mothers: A Social History of the United States Indian Service, 1869-1933