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Autor/in | Kawashima, Yasuhide |
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Titel | Forest Diplomats: The Role of Interpreters in Indian-White Relations on the Early American Frontier. |
Quelle | In: American Indian Quarterly, 13 (1989) 1, S.1-14 |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
Schlagwörter | American Indian History; American Indians; Colonial History (United States); Diplomatic History; International Relations; Interpreters; Racial Relations; Treaties; Tribes |
Abstract | Argues that, while interpreters of American Indian languages in French territories served merely as translators of language, interpreters in British North America were often field representatives of the colonies, serving as messengers and diplomatic agents to Indian tribes. Includes many anecdotes about Indian and White interpreters. Contains 35 references. (SV) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2004/1/01 |