Republic of Indians

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Bradley J. Dixon

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"A sweeping history of the Native Southerners who challenged European empires from the inside. This book tells the story of Indigenous leaders who wrote their principles into Spanish and English law. Their petitions stand as enduring contributions to American political thought, and it was these "vassals" and "subjects" who gave meaning to the modern idea of tribal sovereignty"--

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Contents
Prologue. "A Residencia for the Dead" 1
Chapter 1. Caciques and Kings, 1608-1632
Chapter 2. "Poor Indians," 1633-1673
Chapter 3. "Emboldened Indians," 1674-1678
Chapter 4. "Neither Vassals nor Subjects," 1670-1700
Chapter 5. "As the Spaniards Always Have Done," 1700-1715
Epilogue. The Authors of Their Sovereignty
List of Abbreviations
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments