Charles C. Painter : the life of an Indian reform advocate Valerie Sherer Mathes

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mathes, Valerie Sherer, 1941- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Painter, C. C. (Charles Cornelius).

Painter, C. C.

Indian Rights Association--History.

Indian Rights Association.

Indian Rights Association--Employees.

Indians of North America--History--19th century.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Legal status, laws, etc.

Indians of North America--Government relations.

Indigenous peoples--Civil rights--United States--History--19th century.

Indigenous peoples.

Lobbyists--Washington (D.C.)--Biography.

Lobbyists.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

x, 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2020]

Summary:

"A history of the Indian reform work of Charles Cornelius Coffin Painter as the Washington, D.C. agent for the Indian Rights Association from his employment in 1884 to his death in 1895."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

From Preacher to Indian Reformer, 1863-1883

First Investigative Tour, 1884-1885

First Visit to Mission Indian Villages, 1885-1886

The Dawes Act and a Return to the Indian Territory and California, 1887

Defending an Agent, the Dakota Scouts, and a Quaker Educator, 1888

Opposing Ute Removal and Seeking a Home for the Apaches, 1889-1890

The California Mission Indian Commission, 1891

Defending Indian Education and Stockbridge Enrollment, 1892-1893

The Apache Prisoners and the Florida Seminoles, 1893-1894.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-285) and index.

Local Notes:

Indian Rights Association Complimentary Collection

ISBN:

9780806166322

0806166320

OCLC:

1151535759