TY - BOOK ID - 78407519 TI - Fit for war PY - 2017 SN - 1683400291 1683400178 9781683400172 9781683400059 1683400054 PB - Gainesville DB - UniCat KW - Catawba Indians KW - Indians of North America KW - Kataba Indians KW - Siouan Indians KW - American aborigines KW - American Indians KW - First Nations (North America) KW - Indians of the United States KW - Indigenous peoples KW - Native Americans KW - North American Indians KW - History. KW - Culture KW - Ethnology KW - Catawba River Valley (N.C. and S.C.) KW - Catawba Valley (N.C. and S.C.) KW - Antiquities. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78407519 AB - This study reveals how Catawba settlement aggregation, refugee incorporation, and political coalescence affected the scale of interaction networks and communities in the lower Catawba River valley. It also defines the crucial strategies employed in response to food security crises, daily life, and the roles of both men and women. This study highlights the double-edged nature of strategies available to American Indian groups seeking to maintain political autonomy in early colonial period contexts. ER -