Texas Kickapoo Tribe
Michael J. Harris
Professor Charles Etheridge
English 5302
12 December, 2012
Native American Borderlands/ Kickapoo Indians For this resource essay we were to research a subject that is applicable to borderlands. Dr. Etheridge had suggested that I could utilize my first research subject, Native Americans on my second research project. He however, did suggest that I should narrow down my subject matter and focus on one particular aspect of, or tribe of Native Americans. Although there are never-ending volumes of subject matter dealing with the tribes of North American indigenous peoples, according to Mann in his text on library research, “Each method of searching is potentially applicable in any subject area . . . information that lies …show more content…
My investigative study will delve into the question of how these people have been dislocated and endangered, on the verge of extinction, without assimilation, and without their language ever being eliminated. While researching the Native American indigenous people and their borderland experiential relationships, once again, the MLA (Modern Language Association) website proved its value. The MLA Language Map is an interactive map, intended for use by students, teachers, and anyone interested in learning about the linguistic and cultural composition of the United States. The MLA website also has many other research tools including the Data Center for US Census information about numbers and ages of speakers of languages in a specific state, county, zip code, metropolitan area, town, or county subdivision or to view charts that illustrate the distribution by percentage of the languages in each state. One can also compare speakers of different languages by three age groups; 5–17, 18–64, and 65 and over, contrasting Americans who speak other languages by their ability to speak English. The MLA website is where I first became familiar with and interested in the Kickapoo tribe, particularly their Texas …show more content…
(1758-1831), Vandeventer C., and War Department of. "Treaties With Kickapoos And Chippewa’s." (1820): 7p. LexisNexis U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection. Web.
Reid, Jan. "The Forgotten People." Texas Monthly 25.2 (1997): 74. Texas Reference Center. Web. .Schurz, Carl. (1829-1906), and Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. "Removal Of Kickapoo Indians." (1878): 5p. LexisNexis U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection. Web.
Voorhis, Paul H. Kickapoo Vocabulary / Paul H. Voorhis. n.p.: Winnipeg, Man., Canada : Algonquian and Iroquoian Linguistics, 1988., 1988. Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset. Web.
White, Phillip M. The Kickapoo Indians, Their History And Culture : An Annotated Bibliography / Compiled By Phillip M. White. n.p.: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999. Print.
Wright, Bill, and E. John Gesick. The Texas Kickapoo : Keepers Of Tradition / Photography By Bill Wright ; Historical Essay By E. John Gesick, Jr. n.p.: El Paso, Tex. : Texas Western Press, 1996. Print.
Zappia, Natale A. "Indigenous Borderlands: Livestock, Captivity, And Power In The Far West." Pacific Historical Review 81.2 (2012): 193. MasterFILE Premier.
Professor Charles Etheridge
English 5302
12 December, 2012
Native American Borderlands/ Kickapoo Indians For this resource essay we were to research a subject that is applicable to borderlands. Dr. Etheridge had suggested that I could utilize my first research subject, Native Americans on my second research project. He however, did suggest that I should narrow down my subject matter and focus on one particular aspect of, or tribe of Native Americans. Although there are never-ending volumes of subject matter dealing with the tribes of North American indigenous peoples, according to Mann in his text on library research, “Each method of searching is potentially applicable in any subject area . . . information that lies …show more content…
My investigative study will delve into the question of how these people have been dislocated and endangered, on the verge of extinction, without assimilation, and without their language ever being eliminated. While researching the Native American indigenous people and their borderland experiential relationships, once again, the MLA (Modern Language Association) website proved its value. The MLA Language Map is an interactive map, intended for use by students, teachers, and anyone interested in learning about the linguistic and cultural composition of the United States. The MLA website also has many other research tools including the Data Center for US Census information about numbers and ages of speakers of languages in a specific state, county, zip code, metropolitan area, town, or county subdivision or to view charts that illustrate the distribution by percentage of the languages in each state. One can also compare speakers of different languages by three age groups; 5–17, 18–64, and 65 and over, contrasting Americans who speak other languages by their ability to speak English. The MLA website is where I first became familiar with and interested in the Kickapoo tribe, particularly their Texas …show more content…
(1758-1831), Vandeventer C., and War Department of. "Treaties With Kickapoos And Chippewa’s." (1820): 7p. LexisNexis U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection. Web.
Reid, Jan. "The Forgotten People." Texas Monthly 25.2 (1997): 74. Texas Reference Center. Web. .Schurz, Carl. (1829-1906), and Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. "Removal Of Kickapoo Indians." (1878): 5p. LexisNexis U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection. Web.
Voorhis, Paul H. Kickapoo Vocabulary / Paul H. Voorhis. n.p.: Winnipeg, Man., Canada : Algonquian and Iroquoian Linguistics, 1988., 1988. Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset. Web.
White, Phillip M. The Kickapoo Indians, Their History And Culture : An Annotated Bibliography / Compiled By Phillip M. White. n.p.: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999. Print.
Wright, Bill, and E. John Gesick. The Texas Kickapoo : Keepers Of Tradition / Photography By Bill Wright ; Historical Essay By E. John Gesick, Jr. n.p.: El Paso, Tex. : Texas Western Press, 1996. Print.
Zappia, Natale A. "Indigenous Borderlands: Livestock, Captivity, And Power In The Far West." Pacific Historical Review 81.2 (2012): 193. MasterFILE Premier.