Jean Dennison
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- July 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780807835807
- eISBN:
- 9781469601557
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/9780807837443_dennison
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Native American Studies
From 2004 to 2006 the Osage Nation conducted a contentious governmental reform process in which sharply differing visions arose over the new government's goals, the Nation's own history, and what it ...
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From 2004 to 2006 the Osage Nation conducted a contentious governmental reform process in which sharply differing visions arose over the new government's goals, the Nation's own history, and what it means to be Osage. The primary debates were focused on biology, culture, natural resources, and sovereignty. This book documents the reform process in order to reveal the lasting effects of colonialism and to illuminate the possibilities for indigenous sovereignty. In doing so, it brings to light the many complexities of defining indigenous citizenship and governance in the twenty-first century. By situating the 2004–6 Osage Nation reform process within its historical and current contexts, the author illustrates how the Osage have creatively responded to continuing assaults on their nationhood. An account of a nation in the midst of its own remaking, the book presents an analysis of how legacies of European invasion and settlement in North America continue to affect indigenous people's views of selfhood and nationhood.Less
From 2004 to 2006 the Osage Nation conducted a contentious governmental reform process in which sharply differing visions arose over the new government's goals, the Nation's own history, and what it means to be Osage. The primary debates were focused on biology, culture, natural resources, and sovereignty. This book documents the reform process in order to reveal the lasting effects of colonialism and to illuminate the possibilities for indigenous sovereignty. In doing so, it brings to light the many complexities of defining indigenous citizenship and governance in the twenty-first century. By situating the 2004–6 Osage Nation reform process within its historical and current contexts, the author illustrates how the Osage have creatively responded to continuing assaults on their nationhood. An account of a nation in the midst of its own remaking, the book presents an analysis of how legacies of European invasion and settlement in North America continue to affect indigenous people's views of selfhood and nationhood.
Jean Dennison
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- July 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780807835807
- eISBN:
- 9781469601557
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/9780807837443_dennison.6
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Native American Studies
The goal of the 2004 legislation was to allow the Osage Nation to reform its government and its citizenship standards. This chapter discusses the complex colonial history that has deeply unsettled ...
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The goal of the 2004 legislation was to allow the Osage Nation to reform its government and its citizenship standards. This chapter discusses the complex colonial history that has deeply unsettled Osage governance. It also presents an overview of the Osage Government Reform Commission's process of writing a constitution based on citizen feedback.Less
The goal of the 2004 legislation was to allow the Osage Nation to reform its government and its citizenship standards. This chapter discusses the complex colonial history that has deeply unsettled Osage governance. It also presents an overview of the Osage Government Reform Commission's process of writing a constitution based on citizen feedback.
Jean Dennison
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- July 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780807835807
- eISBN:
- 9781469601557
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/9780807837443_dennison.7
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Native American Studies
This chapter examines how blood as a racially charged metaphor has changed and been changed by various Osage understandings of relation over time. It traces the concept of blood, its roots in the ...
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This chapter examines how blood as a racially charged metaphor has changed and been changed by various Osage understandings of relation over time. It traces the concept of blood, its roots in the colonial process, and the importance of Osage blood or lineal descent in terms of eligibility to vote and the constitutional requirements for citizenship. Looking specifically at these debates during the reform process, the chapter investigates the connection of blood to discourses of race and nation, and the use of blood within the 2006 Osage Nation Constitution.Less
This chapter examines how blood as a racially charged metaphor has changed and been changed by various Osage understandings of relation over time. It traces the concept of blood, its roots in the colonial process, and the importance of Osage blood or lineal descent in terms of eligibility to vote and the constitutional requirements for citizenship. Looking specifically at these debates during the reform process, the chapter investigates the connection of blood to discourses of race and nation, and the use of blood within the 2006 Osage Nation Constitution.
Jean Dennison
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- July 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780807835807
- eISBN:
- 9781469601557
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/9780807837443_dennison.5
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Native American Studies
This book focuses on Osage Nation's 2004–6 reform process. For people who actively participated in the reform process, using sovereignty to increase Osage control was the most important goal of ...
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This book focuses on Osage Nation's 2004–6 reform process. For people who actively participated in the reform process, using sovereignty to increase Osage control was the most important goal of reforming the Osage Nation in the twenty-first century. The issues under debate in the reform process include biology, culture, natural resources, and sovereignty. The book employs the debates surrounding the 2006 Osage Nation Constitution to consider the various forces at work in the ongoing processes of national reform happening across the globe.Less
This book focuses on Osage Nation's 2004–6 reform process. For people who actively participated in the reform process, using sovereignty to increase Osage control was the most important goal of reforming the Osage Nation in the twenty-first century. The issues under debate in the reform process include biology, culture, natural resources, and sovereignty. The book employs the debates surrounding the 2006 Osage Nation Constitution to consider the various forces at work in the ongoing processes of national reform happening across the globe.
