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The Choctaw economy: Reciprocity in action

Although Europeans unquestioningly impacted the indigenous economies of the Americas, these original economies have shifted, but have never entirely disappeared. Early European witnesses of these tribal systems were often off the mark in interpreting their observations, especially when the data was forced into completely European models. With the secondary sources available, a less Eurocentric model of the 18th and 19th century Choctaw economy can be constructed. This reconstruction will help develop more accurate portrayals of functions within tribal societies.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/291382
Date January 1991
CreatorsKelley, Jean Margaret, 1966-
ContributorsWilliams, Robert A., Jr.
PublisherThe University of Arizona.
Source SetsUniversity of Arizona
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typetext, Thesis-Reproduction (electronic)
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