{"product_id":"framing-chief-leschi-narratives-and-the-politics-of-historical-justice-9781469612843","title":"Framing Chief Leschi: Narratives and the Politics of Historical Justice","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1855 in the South Puget Sound, war broke out between Washington settlers and Nisqually Indians. A party of militiamen traveling through Nisqually country was ambushed, and two men were shot from behind and fatally wounded. After the war, Chief Leschi, a Nisqually leader, was found guilty of murder by a jury of settlers and hanged in the territory's first judicial execution. But some 150 years later, in 2004, the Historical Court of Justice, a symbolic tribunal that convened in a Tacoma museum, reexamined Leschi's murder conviction and posthumously exonerated him. In \u003ci\u003eFraming Chief Leschi\u003c\/i\u003e, Lisa Blee uses this fascinating case to uncover the powerful, lasting implications of the United States' colonial past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough the Historical Court's verdict was celebrated by Nisqually people and many non-Indian citizens of Washington, Blee argues that the proceedings masked fundamental limits on justice for Indigenous people seeking self-determination. Underscoring critical questions about history and memory, \u003ci\u003eFraming Chief Leschi\u003c\/i\u003e challenges readers to consider whether liberal legal structures can accommodate competing narratives and account for the legacies of colonialism to promote social justice today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa Blee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.33w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781469612843\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlee, Lisa:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Lisa Blee is assistant professor of history at Wake Forest University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of North Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45115601879155,"sku":"9781469612843","price":67.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_fb576a88-bf4a-4724-bbee-a05b944b051a.jpg?v=1781787053","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/framing-chief-leschi-narratives-and-the-politics-of-historical-justice-9781469612843","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}