Description
Book SynopsisNicole Tonkovich reexamines the history of allotment on the Nez Perce Reservation from 1889 to 1892 to account for and emphasize the Nez Perce side of the story.
Trade Review"
The Allotment Plot is a refreshing, nuanced, and insightful reinterpretation of a moment in Nez Perce history that illuminates both the blind nature of federal policy and the tribal resilience reflected in post-reservation Indian resistance and selfdetermination."—David R. M. Beck,
American Historical Review"An extremely readable and informative book that will benefit scholars from various disciplines."—Jennifer Macias,
Pacific Northwest Quarterly"A meticulously researched and carefully developed analysis of events before, during, and after allotment on the Nez Perce reservation."—Elizabeth James,
Oregon Historical Quarterly "
The Allotment Plot is a good addition to the field and offers readers much to consider."—C. Joseph Genetin-Pilawa, H-Net
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Allotment and Nimiipuu Survivance
Part 1. Beginnings
Introduction: After the End of Nez Perce History
1. A False Beginning
2. Another Beginning
Part 2. Land
Introduction: Map and Territory, Space and Place
3. "The Square Idea"
4. Ethnographic Knowledge and Native Cartography
Part 3. Citizens
Introduction: E Pluribus Unum
5. Technologies of Citizenship
6. Fictions of Coherence
Part 4. Endings
Introduction: "If the Work Is Ever to Be Finished"
7. Irresolutions and Incompletions
8. The Ends of Nez Perce Allotment
Part 5. Afterward
Introduction: "Double Pictures Have Met Us All along the Way"
9. After-Words
10. After-Images
Notes
Bibliography
Index
