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  • Introduction
  • Ethnographic History of Fresno and Central Valley
  • History of Ethnic Studies at Fresno State
  • Beyond Segregation: Human Zoos & The World's Fair
  • Acknowledgements

The Silenced and Silences: Representations in Ethnic Studies

Ethnographic History of Fresno and Central Valley > Colonization and the Pioneer Myth
  • Colonization and the Pioneer Myth
  • Central Valley and Jim Crow
  • Demand for Fair Representation
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From the 17th to the 19th century it was the Land of possibility and freedom, genocide and enslavement. The celebration of migration and the removal of indigenous communities.

Map of Yokuts region with red markings

The Southern and Central Yokuts

Book cover with portraits of white men and women in 19th century dress

Prelude to Fresno

Crouched Native American figure on a mountain peak

California Indian Herald

White man  holds daughter in grassy field.

“California for the Settler”

California Native Americans state concerns over bill that would end federal government supervision on reservations

“California Indian Affairs: The Basic Facts”

Note on issues with the government's decision to place Native American population in reservations

Termination or Extermination

Yellow pamphlet on immigration and history with drawing  of California seal

All About California and the Inducements to Settle There

Governor Hon. Henry H. Haight discusses the need for more white European farmers in California

All About California and the Inducements to Settle There

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