Reviews
"[I] would recommend it to anyone with an interest in the Cherokee Nation, allotment scholarship, and Oklahoma history." - Chronicles of Oklahoma, Stremlau draws on a wide range of sources generated both within the Cherokee Nation and by the federal govemment from roughly 1880 to 1930.-- North Carolina Historical Review, "Stremlau's book is an exceptional example of the best new work being done in Indigenous studies today." - Great Plains Quarterly, "A valuable addition to the historiography. . . . Persuasive and interesting evidence." - Journal of Social History, "An innovative and exhaustive effort. . . Sustaining the Cherokee Family stands as a model for all scholars of federal Indian policy."-- Southern Historian, Sustaining the Cherokee Family is so clearly and elegantly written that it is easy to overlook the enormous amount of sleuthing--the hard work of extracting and organizing fragments of information from federal and tribal censuses, court testimony, land surveys, allotment jackets, and oral histories--that was needed to produce this excellent book.-- Journal of Southern History, Highly recommended, especially for Native American history and studies shelves.-- The Midwest Book Review, " Sustaining the Cherokee Family is so clearly and elegantly written that it is easy to overlook the enormous amount of sleuthing--the hard work of extracting and organizing fragments of information from federal and tribal censuses, court testimony, land surveys, allotment jackets, and oral histories--that was needed to produce this excellent book."-- Journal of Southern History, "The reader will not be disappointed by her treatment of the Cherokee history of retaining as much of culture as possible."-- Natives News, "[In explaining] how the Cherokee family allowed the tribe to survive multiple generations of duress, this work succeeds more than admirably." - Indigenous Peoples Issues & Resources, "[I] would recommend it to anyone with an interest in the Cherokee Nation, allotment scholarship, and Oklahoma history."-- Chronicles of Oklahoma, "Stremlau works hard to perform a scholarly balancing act; her work demonstrates the 'affection and joy' of Cherokee families who adapted to and survived a policy that despite their resilience resulted in the exploitation and economic devastation of Cherokee communities." - Journal of American History, "A beautiful synthesis of primary source research and ethnography. . . . Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above." - Choice, "Stremlau draws on a wide range of sources generated both within the Cherokee Nation and by the federal govemment from roughly 1880 to 1930."-- North Carolina Historical Review, An innovative and exhaustive effort. . . Sustaining the Cherokee Family stands as a model for all scholars of federal Indian policy.-- Southern Historian, A valuable addition to the historiography. . . . Persuasive and interesting evidence.-- Journal of Social History, Stremlau works hard to perform a scholarly balancing act; her work demonstrates the 'affection and joy' of Cherokee families who adapted to and survived a policy that despite their resilience resulted in the exploitation and economic devastation of Chero|9780807872048|, [In explaining] how the Cherokee family allowed the tribe to survive multiple generations of duress, this work succeeds more than admirably.-- Indigenous Peoples Issues & Resources, "The reader will not be disappointed by her treatment of the Cherokee history of retaining as much of culture as possible…"-- - Natives News, The reader will not be disappointed by her treatment of the Cherokee history of retaining as much of culture as possible.-- Natives News, "The reader will not be disappointed by her treatment of the Cherokee history of retaining as much of culture as possiblee"-- - Natives News, "Sustaining the Cherokee Family is a seminal work for scholars studying Cherokee survival and perseverance after their forced removal from the Old Cherokee Nation."-- The Journal of the North Carolina Association of Historians, "Highly recommended, especially for Native American history and studies shelves."-- The Midwest Book Review, "[Stremlau's book] prompts us to more carefully reconsider the role of violence in other American regions and cultures--a quality that makes it easily recommendable to a wide range of popular readers and scholars alike." - North Carolina Historical Review, "The reader will not be disappointed by her treatment of the Cherokee history of retaining as much of culture as possible." - Natives News, "[In explaining] how the Cherokee family allowed the tribe to survive multiple generations of duress, this work succeeds more than admirably."-- Indigenous Peoples Issues & Resources, Stremlau works hard to perform a scholarly balancing act; her work demonstrates the 'affection and joy' of Cherokee families who adapted to and survived a policy that despite their resilience resulted in the exploitation and economic devastation of Cherokee communities.-- Journal of American History, [I] would recommend it to anyone with an interest in the Cherokee Nation, allotment scholarship, and Oklahoma history.-- Chronicles of Oklahoma, "Stremlau's book is an exceptional example of the best new work being done in Indigenous studies today."-- Great Plains Quarterly, " Sustaining the Cherokee Family is so clearly and elegantly written that it is easy to overlook the enormous amount of sleuthing-the hard work of extracting and organizing fragments of information from federal and tribal censuses, court testimony, land surveys, allotment jackets, and oral histories-that was needed to produce this excellent book." -Journal of Southern History, "Highly recommended, especially for Native American history and studies shelves." - The Midwest Book Review, Sustaining the Cherokee Family is so clearly and elegantly written that it is easy to overlook the enormous amount of sleuthing--the hard work of extracting and organizing fragments of information from federal and tribal censuses, court testimony,|9780807872048|, "Stremlau works hard to perform a scholarly balancing act; her work demonstrates the 'affection and joy' of Cherokee families who adapted to and survived a policy that despite their resilience resulted in the exploitation and economic devastation of Cherokee communities."-- Journal of American History, "The reader will not be disappointed by her treatment of the Cherokee history of retaining as much of culture as possible..."-- - Natives News, Stremlau's book is an exceptional example of the best new work being done in Indigenous studies today.-- Great Plains Quarterly, Sustaining the Cherokee Family is a seminal work for scholars studying Cherokee survival and perseverance after their forced removal from the Old Cherokee Nation.-- The Journal of the North Carolina Association of Historians, "A valuable addition to the historiography. . . . Persuasive and interesting evidence."-- Journal of Social History, "An innovative and exhaustive effort. . . Sustaining the Cherokee Family stands as a model for all scholars of federal Indian policy." - Southern Historian, "The reader will not be disappointed by her treatment of the Cherokee history of retaining as much of culture as possible'_¦"-- - Natives News, "Stremlau draws on a wide range of sources generated both within the Cherokee Nation and by the federal government." - North Carolina Historical Review
