{"product_id":"9781469612850","title":"Framing Chief Leschi: Narratives and the Politics of Historical Justice","description":"In 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"The University of North Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144348123376,"sku":"9781469612850","price":21.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781469612850_p0.jpg?v=1763700282","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781469612850","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}