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Contested Indigenous Landscapes: Indian Mounds and the Political Creation of the Mythical “Mound Builder” Race

Timmerman, Nicholas A.·2020·Ethnohistory
DOI 10.1215/00141801-7888741
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Between 1790 and 1840, a constructed belief system arose arguing that the numerous Indian mounds were constructed by a separate, more "civilized" "Mound Builder" race. The multiple Mound Builder myths corresponded with a rising nationalism and romanticism in the United States that posited an ancient connection to the Old World. These myths reflected contemporary racial perceptions of American Indians, thus denying American Indian's ownership of the land and their rightful place in history. Furthermore, the histories of the mounds serve as a modern-day warning against nationalism and pseudo-history for political purposes.

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Authors
Timmerman, N. A.
Affiliations
Langston University (US)
Corresponding author
Timmerman, Nicholas A.
Venue
Ethnohistory
Publisher
Duke University Press
Published
2020-01-01
Volume
67
Issue
1
Pages
75-95
ISSN
  • 0014-1801 (ISSN-L)
  • 1527-5477
DOI
10.1215/00141801-7888741
OpenAlex
W3003984271
Semantic Scholar
d674b8a91ed6d1e342cb44814b30be030132ee24
Cited by
6
References
132
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3
FWCI
2.86
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Ethnohistory (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Indigenous Cultures and History
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Cultural History and Identity Formation
  • Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Cultural Identity and Heritage
Keywords
Native American mound, Native American identity, nationalism, Romanticism, pseudo-history, land ownership, indigenous landscapes, political mythmaking

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