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American Studies ETDs
Publication Date
5-2002
Abstract
This work weaves three ideas. First, it initiates an investigation into ethnic and national identities among Cherokees in diaspora by offering a cursory analysis of over sixty interviews I recently conducted with Cherokees in California, Texas, and New Mexico. Second, it challenges two paradigms that permeate most histories of the Cherokees as they have been written: (1) the theme of racially-based intratribal conflict and (2) the theme of cultural loss resulting from assimilation. I challenge these paradigms by applying contemporary theory about racial, ethnic, and national identity construction. Third, the dissertation offers an alternate historical overview that is also based in the application of these contemporary theories. This overview open a space that is more explanatory of the emergent identities of contemporary Cherokees in diaspora.
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
American Studies
Level of Degree
Doctoral
Department Name
American Studies
First Committee Member (Chair)
Ruth Salvaggio
Second Committee Member
Les Field
Third Committee Member
Jane Young
Fourth Committee Member
Margaret Connell-Szasz
Fifth Committee Member
Lee Francis
Recommended Citation
Coates, Julia M.. ""None Of Us Are Supposed To Be Here": Ethnicity, Nationality, And The Production Of Cherokee Histories." (2002). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/amst_etds/127