Midwest Modern Language Association Conversion, Assimilation, or Sovereignty: Native Shape-Shifting and Settler Colonialism in James Fenimore Cooper's "The Oak Openings" Author(s): Joel Wendkna-Liu Source: The Journal of the Midwest Modern Language Association, Vol. 54, No. 1 (SPRING 2021), pp. 17-42 Published by: Midwest Modern Language Association Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/45440377 Accessed: 18-01-2024 13:50 +00:00 JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at https://about.jstor.org/terms Midwest Modern Language Association is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The Journal of the Midwest Modern Language Association This content downloaded from 148.61.13.129 on Thu, 18 Jan 2024 13:50:22 +00:00 All use subject to https://about.jstor.org/terms