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When Indians Became Cowboys: Native Peoples and Cattle Ranching in the American West

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When Indians Became Cowboys: Native Peoples and Cattle Ranching in the American West - Iverson, Peter
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In this book on Indian cattle ranching, Peter Iverson describes a way of life that has been both economically viable and socially and culturally rewarding. Thus an Indian rancher can demonstrate his generosity and his concern for the well-being of others by giving cattle or beef to relatives, or by feeding people at a celebration. An expert rider possesses a skill appreciated by others. A rancher who raises prime cattle demonstrates that Indians can compete in an activity that dominates the surrounding non-Indian society. ...

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When Indians Became Cowboys: Native Peoples and Cattle Ranching in the American West 2019, University of Oklahoma Press, Oklahoma

ISBN-13: 9780806128849

Revised edition

Trade paperback

When Indians Became Cowboys: Native Peoples and Cattle Ranching in the American West 1994, University of Oklahoma Press

ISBN-13: 9780806118673

Hardcover