Description: Six Nations of New York : The 1892 United States Extra Census Bulletin, Paperback by Venables, Robert W., ISBN 0801483174, ISBN-13 9780801483172, Brand New, Free shipping in the US
In 1892 the . Census Printing Office published a report on the Six Nations in New York State which collected evidence still used today by the Six Nations to defend their legal rights. The 1892 census purported to be an objective report on the condition of the Iroquois. General Henry B. Carrington, special agent, . Army (retired), was "to spend months among the Indians making careful observations respecting their various political, religious, and social meetings, their homes, health, and habits." The study, carried out at the time of the battle at Wounded Knee, was the first step in the governments plan to eliminate reservations: once land was privately held by individual Native Americans, it could be taxed.
The census presented ample evidence of the Iroquois success in balancing their heritage with contemporary challenges and opportunities. The agents misconstrued their subjects willingness to assimilate but also recognized that legally the Indians could become . citizens only by renouncing their tribes. The report tried to assess—from statistics and individual accounts of traditional religious beliefs, practices, and ceremonies; of social practices and moral values; of health, property, and education—whether the Iroquois could be assimilated. In the process, it accumulated data, fascinating details, and photographs that bring history alive a century later.
In 1892 the . Census Printing Office published a report on the Six Nations in New York State which collected evidence still used today by the Six Nations to defend their legal rights. The 1892 census purported to be an objective report on the condition of the Iroquois. General Henry B. Carrington, special agent, . Army (retired), was "to spend months among the Indians making careful observations respecting their various political, religious, and social meetings, their homes, health, and habits." The study, carried out at the time of the battle at Wounded Knee, was the first step in the governments plan to eliminate reservations: once land was privately held by individual Native Americans, it could be taxed. The census presented ample evidence of the Iroquois success in balancing their heritage with contemporary challenges and opportunities. The agents misconstrued their subjects willingness to assimilate but also recognized that legally the Indians could become . citizens only by renouncing their tribes. The report tried to assess—from statistics and individual accounts of traditional religious beliefs, practices, and ceremonies; of social practices and moral values; of health, property, and education—whether the Iroquois could be assimilated. In the process, it accumulated data, fascinating details, and photographs that bring history alive a century later.
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Book Title: Six Nations of New York : the 1892 United States Extra Census Bulletin
Number of Pages: 148 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Topic: Demography, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies
Item Height: 0.4 in
Publication Year: 1996
Features: Reprint
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Social Science
Item Weight: 32.1 Oz
Author: Henry B. Carrington
Item Length: 10.9 in
Item Width: 8.4 in
Book Series: Documents in American Social History Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
