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Pauline Turner Strong's chapter, "Transforming Outsiders: Captivity, Adoption, and Slavery Reconsidered," examines the complex and often contradictory ways in which Native American societies incorporated outsiders. Challenging simplistic narratives of victimhood and savagery, Strong explores the diverse experiences of captives, adoptees, and slaves within indigenous communities. She argues that these practices, rather than being simply exploitative or benevolent, served a variety of social, political, and economic functions, reflecting the dynamic and adaptive nature of Native American cultures. The chapter highlights the agency of individuals navigating these systems, demonstrating how they negotiated their identities and shaped their own destinies within the constraints of their circumstances. Strong draws on a range of historical sources to illustrate the fluidity of social boundaries and the diverse outcomes of cross-cultural encounters in Native North America.

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