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Cherokee thoughts, honest and uncensored / Robert J. Conley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Conley, Robert J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cherokee Indians--History.
- Cherokee Indians.
- History.
- Cherokee Indians--Social conditions.
- Cherokee Indians--Attitudes.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 200 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2008]
- Summary:
- Distinguished novelist Robert J. Conley here examines some of the most interesting facets of the Cherokee world. In 26 essays laced with humor, understatement, and even sarcasm, this popular writer takes on politics, culture, his people's history, and what it means to be Cherokee.
- Readers who think they know Conley may be surprised as he reveals historical information not widely known or written about. From criticism of Cherokee Confederate general Stand Watie and contemporary "Cherokee Wannabes" to admiration for Ned Christie and Henry Starr, often considered criminals, and discussions of such legendary figures as Dragging Canoe, Nancy Ward, and Will Rogers, Conley traces the dogged persistence of the Cherokee people in the face of relentless incursions upon their land and culture.
- Contents:
- Indian Casinos 6
- Ricochet 15
- Stand Watie and the Treaty of 1866 18
- Cherokee Wannabes 33
- Oklahoma 40
- All Indians Are Alike, or "Chiefing" 45
- Cherokee Outlaws 49
- Grafters, Sooners, and Other Crooks 66
- Why the DAR Did Not Like Me 70
- Cherokee Women and the Clan System 75
- Henry Starr 81
- Cherokee Literature 87
- Cherokee Celebrities 96
- Indian Humor 102
- The Five Civilized Tribes 110
- Cherokee Names 114
- Will Rogers: Cherokee Writer and So Much More 121
- Linking Back 129
- The Freedmen Controversy 133
- John Oskison and Me 145
- Cherokee Cards 151
- Keetoowah 154
- The Dragging Canoe-Nancy Ward Controversy 158
- California Cherokees 161
- Tribally Specific Historical Fiction 164
- Cherokees and Sports 174
- Parris: My Cherokee Family 185
- Old-Time Cherokee Warriors: Charlie Wickliffe, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Port of Catoosa 190.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-196) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0806139439
- 9780806139432
- OCLC:
- 192109651
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