Empire's Tracks: Indigenous Nations, Chinese Workers, and the Transcontinental Railroad drum developing new relationships with non-Native

developing new relationships with non-Native governments

This message not only succeeded in uniting the tribes but also forever changed how the Iroquois governed themselves—a blueprint for democracy that would later inspire the authors of the U

and women who carry out traditional healing ceremonies

Thirty-two-year-old Cedar Hawk Songmaker

Empire's Tracks: Indigenous Nations, Chinese Workers, and the Transcontinental Railroad drum developing new relationships with non-NativeEmpire's Tracks boldly reframes the history of the transcontinental railroad from the perspectives of the Cheyenne, Lakota, and Pawnee Native American tribes, and the Chinese migrants who toiled on its path. In this meticulously researched book, Manu Karuka situates the railroad within the violent global histories of colonialism and capitalism. Through an examination of legislative, military, and business records, Karuka deftly explains the imperial