The Indian Passion Play: Contesting the Real Indian in Song of Hiawatha Pageants, 1901-1965

McNally, Michael D.

doi:10.1353/aq.2006.0031

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“…5 Francis (2011) says the location was Kensington Point on St Joseph's Channel, near the northwestern end of Lake Huron. McNally (2006), more specifically, suggests Desbarats as the location, which is just to the east of Kensington Point. Garden River itself is further west than both locations, on Little Lake George, at the very northwestern end of Lake Huron.…”

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Straddling Boundaries: Culture and the Canada-US Border

Stirrup

Clarke

2015

Comparative American Studies An International Journal

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On Monday March 16th 2015, Canadian Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney and US Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson signed an agreement that will pave the way for the long-awaited expansion of pre-clearance customs procedures at the Canada-US border, the latest in a series of proposals designed to protect domestic security, preserve international trade, and maintain strong diplomatic relations between Canada and the US in the wake of 9/11. Presented under the general banner of Beyond the Border, an initiative established in February 2011 through the jointly issued Beyond the Border: A Shared Vision for Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness, pre-clearance has been just one of a number of measures under debate in efforts to 'pursue a perimeter approach to security, working together within, at, and away from the borders of our two countries to enhance our security and accelerate the legitimate flow of people, goods, and services between our two countries' (Government of Canada, 2011: 34). To date, while pre-clearance has been in operation at a number of airports in the US and Canada, the same has not been true for those entering either country via land and seaports. Increasing delays at such locations following the major increases in security since 9/11 have contributed to a significant decline in cross-border traffic of up to 34%: while factors such as currency fluctuations also come into play, waiting times and added bureaucracy at the border have clearly played their part. 1 In terms of car vehicle passengers alone, the US Department of Transportation (2015) accounts for a drop of over 30 million annually between 2000 (90,046,948) and 2014 (59,664,192). Such figures offer a salutary reminder of the significant changes that the 21st century has so far seen in diplomatic and security relations between the two countries that share what was once the longest undefended border in the world. The figures speak to the ready flow of goods and people associated with this border; they illustrate the barrier the border has become for many, whether literally or psychologically; and they make palpable the sense of urgency for a return to those days of free flow that the pre-clearance measures, though not yet adapted to freight, promise. Of course, announcements such as the above, in shining the spotlight on flows and blockages at the Canada-US border, illuminate something only too familiar

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Straddling Boundaries: Culture and the Canada-US Border

Stirrup

Clarke

2015

Comparative American Studies An International Journal

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“…The Hiawatha Primer (Holbrook, 1928) The Hiawatha Primer was loosely based on Longworth's popular poem, The Song of Hiawatha (Longfellow, 1855). Longfellow's poem was routinely performed by both native and non-native performers, including children forced to reside in Native American boarding schools (McNally, 2006). Like Disney's Pocahontas, Hiawatha's story was often used for commercial purposes.…”

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A problematic legacy: diversity in American reading textbooks

Compton‐Lilly

Liu

Cuxart

et al. 2019

JME

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Purpose This conceptual paper aims to explore biases in reading textbooks that have been used to teach generations of Americans, including children in urban communities. While these texts are no longer used, the images they present and the ideas embedded in these texts unfortunately contribute to who we are as a nation. Design/methodology/approach These texts were identified by Catherine Compton-Lilly as she trolled the historical archives of a major university. Findings In addition to an analysis of historic texts, more recent attempts to create culturally responsive texts often designed to serve children in urban communities are examined, and the learnings from these attempts are being explored. Practical implications This conceptual paper points to the need for systematic analyses of biases operating in textbooks that are currently used in schools. Originality/value This work reveals and explores one way in which historical bias has historically infected the early learning experiences of young children in the USA.

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“…This epic underwent a revival around 1900 and inspired countless musical compositions and theatrical events on both sides of the Atlantic. 58 Americans and Europeans helped disseminate Longfellow's poem as they traveled abroad. In the years preceding the publication of Daniels's two-step, the character of "Hiawatha" was referenced regularly in newspapers from Mexico and Brazil to Australia, Singapore, and the Dutch East Indies.…”

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“A Circuit Tour of the Globe”: “Hiawatha” and the Double-Stake of Imperial Pop

Schenker¹

2019

J Soc American Mus

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Between 1903 and 1904, the two-step “Hiawatha” spread rapidly throughout much of the colonial world. The travels of “Hiawatha” reveal both what Stuart Hall calls the “double-stake” of popular culture as well as what Amy Kaplan describes as the “anarchic” nature of empire: through its circulation and repeated hearings, “Hiawatha” became both a kind of colonizing force and also a medium that disturbed ideas about racial hierarchies and nationhood that served to justify colonial rule. By charting the global movement of “Hiawatha,” I show how the song became both a colonial force and also a medium for expressions that challenged imperial logic. The tune exhibited imperial tendencies: it saturated soundscapes and, as part of an emerging form of new musical commodities, coaxed listeners into recognizing their shifting status from auditors to consumers. Through its Native American subject matter, the song also helped to perpetuate ideas of evolutionary racial science that served to justify the violence of imperialism. The very qualities that made “Hiawatha” a colonizing song, though, especially its repetitious ubiquity, also increased the complexity of its meaning as it circuited the globe, leading some listeners to hear an accumulation of meanings that seemed to exceed the forms of US imperial pop.

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The Indian Passion Play: Contesting the Real Indian in Song of Hiawatha Pageants, 1901-1965

Cited by 20 publications

References 18 publications

Straddling Boundaries: Culture and the Canada-US Border

Straddling Boundaries: Culture and the Canada-US Border

A problematic legacy: diversity in American reading textbooks

“A Circuit Tour of the Globe”: “Hiawatha” and the Double-Stake of Imperial Pop

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