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This chapter examines early twentieth century constructions of “wildness” and common Euroamerican beliefs about what it means to be civilized. In her explanation of the significance of the “Wild Indian ” and the “Indian Devil ” to Yurok culture, Thompson challenges racist assumptions about indigenous people. She also presents a critique of how Euroamericans both denigrate and romanticize Native culture, eventually highlighting thought-provoking similarities between the so-called “Wild Indian ” and the white man.
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Lowry, E. (2019). Wilderness and Civilization. In: Indigenous Rhetoric and Survival in the Nineteenth Century. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00259-6_4
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