Killing Custer
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Killing Custer is a historical nonfiction book by Native American author James Welch that reexamines the Battle of the Little Bighorn from Indigenous perspectives and critiques traditional U.S. historical narratives.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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history book ⓘ |
| about |
Crow people
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George Armstrong Custer NERFINISHED ⓘ Lakota Sioux NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Cheyenne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | James Welch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorTribalAffiliation |
Blackfeet
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Gros Ventre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | documentary film Last Stand at Little Bighorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Paul Stekler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
Euro-American frontier narratives
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mythologizing of Custer ⓘ traditional U.S. textbook accounts of the Indian Wars ⓘ |
| depicts |
U.S. government policies toward Native Americans in the 19th century
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aftermath of the Battle of the Little Bighorn for Native communities ⓘ reservation era ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Indigenous perspectives on the Battle of the Little Bighorn
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Native American resistance to U.S. expansion ⓘ critiques of traditional U.S. historical narratives ⓘ |
| genre |
Native American history
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historical nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 300 ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Native American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
U.S.–Native American relations
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colonial violence ⓘ historical memory ⓘ historiography of the American West ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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readers of Native American studies ⓘ students of American history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Battle of the Little Bighorn
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Cheyenne history ⓘ Lakota history ⓘ United States military history ⓘ |
| notableFor |
centering Indigenous oral histories
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integration of historical research and narrative storytelling ⓘ revising mainstream interpretations of the Battle of the Little Bighorn ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| publisher | W. W. Norton & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPlace |
Great Plains
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Montana Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTime | 19th century American West ⓘ |
| writtenByEthnicity | Native American author ⓘ |
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