“Citizenship, Property, Identity & Representation:
the Historical Journey of Southern New England’s Native Peoples”
Abby Kelley Foster Public Charter School Teaching American History Grant
SUMMER INSTITUTE 2009 Monday July 13 - Friday July 17, 2009 |
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Abby Kelly Foster Charter Public School Teaching American History Grant SUMMER INSTITUTE 2009 The focus of our 2009 Summer Institute shifts from the 17th/18th centuries to the 19th and early 20th. Our institute scholars, Dr. Nancy Shoemaker (University of Connecticut, Storrs) and Dr. Thomas Doughton (Holy Cross) will cover the removals of Indian peoples from both national and regional perspectives. We will consider the issue of the “disappearance” of Native Americans from New England and elsewhere during the course of the nineteenth century from both the Indian perspective and the dominant society’s perspective. The presence of Indians in the economy (men from specific communities in the whaling industry) and Indian artwork (highly crafted baskets and other wares) is clear evidence of their continuing presence. On the other hand, widespread looting of Indian burial sites and collection of artifacts by scholars and amateurs from the dominant community proceeded from the assumption of Indian disappearance. During the course of the institute we will uncover the historiographical, sociological, and personal experiences of the Indian and white communities, both national and regional, in the 19th century in reference to the main themes of the project: citizenship, property, identity, and representation. The aim of the workshops will be to translate this often complex and contradictory material into useable classroom lessons that match state and national curriculum frameworks. SUMMER INSTITUTE NOTES
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SUMMER INSTITUTE 2009 READINGS The following reading from Dr. Shoemaker can be accessed at the link below or as a pdf. http://www.historians.org/perspectives/issues/2009/0901/0901tea2.cfm
The following readings have been selected by Dr. Doughton
IMAGES Please click on the links below for images GRADUATE CREDITS OFFERED THIS YEAR Graduate credits are being offered for participants in this program through Worcester State College for $333 course! Please open the link below for more information.
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