Staging Indigeneity: Salvage Tourism and the Performance of Native American History Brothertown abuse and loss of identity

abuse and loss of identity

and reveal the importance of maintaining traditional customs

The editors have deep roots in the scholarship and culture of Native women

Contributors: Jennifer Baker

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Staging Indigeneity: Salvage Tourism and the Performance of Native American History Brothertown abuse and loss of identityAs tourists increasingly moved across the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a surprising number of communities looked to capitalize on the histories of Native American people to create tourist attractions. From the Happy Canyon Indian Pageant and Wild West Show in Pendleton, Oregon, to outdoor dramas like Tecumseh! in Chillicothe, Ohio, and Unto These Hills in Cherokee, North Carolina, locals staged performances that