"I had no idea such people were in America!": Cultural Dissemination, Ethno-linguistic Identity and Narratives of Disappearance

Authors

  • Andrew Gow

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25071/1496-6778.7995

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2006-04-01

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Gow, A. (2006). "I had no idea such people were in America!": Cultural Dissemination, Ethno-linguistic Identity and Narratives of Disappearance. Spacesofidentity.Net, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.25071/1496-6778.7995