The state of Iowa is named for the Ioways, but most Iowansâand most Americansâknow little about them. In This Is the Route of My Forefathers, William Green elevates an understudied history by synthesizing oral traditions, written records, and archaeological data to decode the 1837 map drafted by Ioway leaders. Spanning Indigenous settlements from Missouri to Wisconsin, this map was created to depict tribal history and defend tribal land claims at the height of the Indian removal era.
Illustrating nearly 200 years of Ioway history, the 1837 Ioway map provides insights into the tribe's political and diplomatic strategies, their relationships with neighboring nations, and how they resisted and negotiated in the face of dispossession. This Is the Route of My Forefathers uses an interdisciplinary approach to reveal how group accounts may fade over time, while accounts of originâlegendary historiesâremain rich and vibrant.

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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Chapter One: The Ioways
- Chapter Two: Washington, DC
- Chapter Three: Mapping Time, Space, and Place
- Chapter Four: Wawnonqueskoonaâs Map
- Chapter Five: Historicity
- Chapter Six: The Life of the Map
- Epilogue: Past and Future
- Appendix One: The 1836 Petition
- Appendix Two: Ioway Testimony at the 1837 Council
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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