Leading a Good Life: The White Earth Anishinaabeg in Transitional Times

This commentary examines local processes in the White Earth Nation in the context of the rise and decline of the United States as the world’s hegemonic power. Using the case of the White Earth Nation, I focus on the hegemonic transition period during two economic downturns—the Great Depression and t...

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Main Author: Krausová, Anna
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: eScholarship, University of California 2014
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spelling ftcdlib:oai:escholarship.org:ark:/13030/qt7f36t49h 2023-09-05T13:12:02+02:00 Leading a Good Life: The White Earth Anishinaabeg in Transitional Times Krausová, Anna 2014-06-01 application/pdf https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7f36t49h unknown eScholarship, University of California qt7f36t49h https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7f36t49h CC-BY-NC American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol 38, iss 3 mino-bimaadiziwin economic downturn Great Depression Great Recession Native peoples article 2014 ftcdlib 2023-08-21T18:07:46Z This commentary examines local processes in the White Earth Nation in the context of the rise and decline of the United States as the world’s hegemonic power. Using the case of the White Earth Nation, I focus on the hegemonic transition period during two economic downturns—the Great Depression and the Great Recession—to illustrate that even in these difficult times, these Native peoples have managed to keep their communities together and maintain the basic aspects of self-government. My findings suggest that adherence to the Anishinaabe moral ideal of mino-bimaadiziwin and cooperative and reciprocal relationships help maintain the structure of community and restore the balance in life. Article in Journal/Newspaper anishina* University of California: eScholarship
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topic mino-bimaadiziwin
economic downturn
Great Depression
Great Recession
Native peoples
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Great Depression
Great Recession
Native peoples
Krausová, Anna
Leading a Good Life: The White Earth Anishinaabeg in Transitional Times
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Great Depression
Great Recession
Native peoples
description This commentary examines local processes in the White Earth Nation in the context of the rise and decline of the United States as the world’s hegemonic power. Using the case of the White Earth Nation, I focus on the hegemonic transition period during two economic downturns—the Great Depression and the Great Recession—to illustrate that even in these difficult times, these Native peoples have managed to keep their communities together and maintain the basic aspects of self-government. My findings suggest that adherence to the Anishinaabe moral ideal of mino-bimaadiziwin and cooperative and reciprocal relationships help maintain the structure of community and restore the balance in life.
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author Krausová, Anna
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title Leading a Good Life: The White Earth Anishinaabeg in Transitional Times
title_short Leading a Good Life: The White Earth Anishinaabeg in Transitional Times
title_full Leading a Good Life: The White Earth Anishinaabeg in Transitional Times
title_fullStr Leading a Good Life: The White Earth Anishinaabeg in Transitional Times
title_full_unstemmed Leading a Good Life: The White Earth Anishinaabeg in Transitional Times
title_sort leading a good life: the white earth anishinaabeg in transitional times
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