The story of the Tohono O'odham peoples offers an important account of assimilation. Bifurcated by a border demarcating Mexico and the United States that was imposed on them after the Gadsden Purchase in 1853, the Tohono O'odham lived at the edge of two empires.<br /><br />Altho…
Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Early History of the Tohono O'odham -- 2. Vices and Values: Fighting Against the Influences of the "Wrong Sort"--3. Marriage and Morals: The Solution to Vice and the Key to Americanization -- 4. Schoo…
The story of the Tohono O'odham peoples offers an important account of assimilation. Bifurcated by a border demarcating Mexico and the United States that was imposed on them after the Gadsden Purchase in 1853, the Tohono O'odham lived at the edge of two empires.<br /><br />Altho…