The Development of Underdevelopment at Akwesasne

Jacqueline Goodman‐Draper

American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 1994, vol. 53, issue 1, 41-56

Abstract: Abstract. The historical processes of Mohawk “underdevelopment” at Ak‐wesasne are chronicled and the subversion of Native values and subsistence, and the creation of Native dependence on non‐Native society examined. Mohawk involvement in this predicament is traced to several processes: participation in the 17th century European/wr trade, which contributed to the destruction of the tribe's traditional economy; coerced adherence to Christianity, which con‐tributed to the loss of traditional American Indian value systems; and associated loss of lands and resources due to broken treaties and unjust laws.

Date: 1994
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