We Wish to be Civilized: Ottawa-American Political Contests on the Michigan Frontier
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Title
We Wish to be Civilized: Ottawa-American Political Contests on the Michigan Frontier
Subject
Political Economy of Western Michigan
Description
This ethnohistorical work examines the process of Ottawa adaptation
from a world system perspective. Following the lead of Richard White,
Carol Smith, James Scott, and Sherry Ortner it analyzes the Ottawa mode
of production as a key mechanism by which the Indians created a place
for themselves in Michigan frontier society
from a world system perspective. Following the lead of Richard White,
Carol Smith, James Scott, and Sherry Ortner it analyzes the Ottawa mode
of production as a key mechanism by which the Indians created a place
for themselves in Michigan frontier society
Creator
James McClurken
Publisher
Michigan State University
Date
1988
Rights
All Rights Reserved, C. James Michal McKlurken
Files
Citation
James McClurken, “We Wish to be Civilized: Ottawa-American Political Contests on the Michigan Frontier,” Nature's Resistance: Studying the Agroecological History of Western Michigan, accessed November 8, 2026, https://ottojays.reclaim.hosting/cms/items/show/238.