War Dance at Fort Marion
Plains Indian War Prisoners
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10024697 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wilbert H Ahern (University of Minnesota Morris, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1255-1255 |
| Publication date | 2007-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of American History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8723 • E-ISSN: 1945-2314 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/25094673 |
| OpenAlex | W2323830413 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
Brad D. Lookingbill gives a new reading of a pivotal episode in American Indian history. To scholars of U.S. Indian policy, the 1875–1878 exile of southern plains warriors to Fort Marion on the outskirts of St. Augustine, Florida, signals the end of their armed resistance and their autonomy. Beginning with the writings of Richard Henry Pratt, the military officer who led the prison and shaped the experience, students of American Indian education have seen the exile as the beginning of a program of forced assimilation. Whether they have seen it as twilight or dawn, however, scholars have portrayed the prisoners as pawns. In a compelling narrative, Lookingbill argues instead that they were agents of adaptation and change. Unlike the children whom the Indian schools would come to target, these adult prisoners “borrowed tools, gained insight, and gathered intelligence in exile. Recognizing the constraints, they discerned ways to dance in the stronghold without forgetting who they were” (p. 9)
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,47 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2024 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |