A Kingdom of Water is a study of how the United Houma Nation in Louisiana successfully navigated a changing series of political and social landscapes under French, Spanish, British, and American imperial control between 1699 and 2005. After 1699 the Houma assimilated the French into their preexisting social and economic networks and played a vital role in the early history of Louisiana. After 1763 and Gallic retreat, both the British and Spanish laid claim to tribal homelands, and the Houma cleverly played one empire against the other.

J. Daniel d'Oney is an associate professor of Native American history and cultures at the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and the director of its oral history collection.
 

ISBN: 1496218795

6x9 Hardcover

228 Pages

Published: April 2020