Becoming Catawba: Catawba Indian Women and Nation Building, 1540-1840

The President James K. Polk State Historic Site

Lecture by Dr. Brook Bauer, author of Becoming Catawba: Catawba Indian Women and Nation Building, 1540-1840.

<p>Join Dr. Brooke Bauer, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Tennessee, as she discusses her new book, Becoming Catawba: Catawba Indian Women and Nation Building, 1540-1840. This unique and important study examines the lives and legacies of women who executed complex decision making and diplomacy to navigate the framework of kinship, land ownership and cultural production in dealing with colonial encroachment. Dr. Bauer will explore these themes and sign copies of her book after the program.</p>

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