Sarah Winnemucca Goes to Washington.

The article discusses the Northern Paiute activist and author Sarah Winnemucca's 1880 trip to Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia) to restore to the Paiutes the Malheur Reservation in Oregon following their removal to Yakima (Yakama) Reservation in Washington territory. An overview of the U.S. go...

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Publicado en:	American Indian Quarterly Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 87 - 109
Autor principal:	CARPENTER, CARI M.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	University of Nebraska Press Spring2016
Materias:	Hopkins, Sarah Winnemucca, ca. 1844-1891 Northern Paiute (North American people) Government relations with Native Americans, 1869-1934 Native American women Indian Removal, 1813-1903 19th century imperialism Statues Political participation Native American history United States Washington (D.C.)
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Sumario:	The article discusses the Northern Paiute activist and author Sarah Winnemucca's 1880 trip to Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia) to restore to the Paiutes the Malheur Reservation in Oregon following their removal to Yakima (Yakama) Reservation in Washington territory. An overview of the U.S. government's colonial tactics towards the Paiutes, including its surveillance of their population, is provided. The commemorative statue of Winnemucca in Washington D.C. is discussed.