Framing Chief Leschi

Framing Chief Leschi
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Publisher : UNC Press Books
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9781469612850
ISBN-13 : 1469612852
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Book Synopsis Framing Chief Leschi by : Lisa Blee

Download or read book Framing Chief Leschi written by Lisa Blee and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2014-03-17 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1855 in the South Puget Sound, war broke out between Washington settlers and Nisqually Indians. A party of militiamen traveling through Nisqually country was ambushed, and two men were shot from behind and fatally wounded. After the war, Chief Leschi, a Nisqually leader, was found guilty of murder by a jury of settlers and hanged in the territory's first judicial execution. But some 150 years later, in 2004, the Historical Court of Justice, a symbolic tribunal that convened in a Tacoma museum, reexamined Leschi's murder conviction and posthumously exonerated him. In Framing Chief Leschi, Lisa Blee uses this fascinating case to uncover the powerful, lasting implications of the United States' colonial past. Though the Historical Court's verdict was celebrated by Nisqually people and many non-Indian citizens of Washington, Blee argues that the proceedings masked fundamental limits on justice for Indigenous people seeking self-determination. Underscoring critical questions about history and memory, Framing Chief Leschi challenges readers to consider whether liberal legal structures can accommodate competing narratives and account for the legacies of colonialism to promote social justice today.


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