Blood Politics
, by Sturm, Circe- ISBN: 9780520230972 | 0520230973
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 2/1/2002
In a contribution to contemporary debates over race and identity, an anthropologist examines the meaning of blood in the Cherokee nation as a symbolic and literal tool for determining who's a "real" Cherokee. Includes an insightful look at the conflicts over black Cherokees' membership on the tribal rolls.