Dancing into view : post-World War II political activism
Land, power, and reverence : core teachings that sustain resistance
Facing the future : the seventeenth century
War dance : shifting strategies in the dance of resistance
Liberties and lands : disappointment in the promise of the new nation
Dancing in place : retaining a land base
Bible, primer, hoe, and plow : resistance through religion, education, and subsistence
Spirit of a nation : retaining political sovereignty
Paddling song : traditional skills as a tool of resistance
Birches and baskets : commodification of culture and economic resistance
Epilogue: The role of tradition in the story of a people.