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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811923603321

Autore

Oskison John M (John Milton), <b. 1874.>

Titolo

Tales of the old Indian territory and essays on the Indian condition / / John Milton Oskison ; edited and with an introduction by Lionel Larre

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, c2012

ISBN

1-280-68760-6

0-8032-4039-2

9786613664549

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (678 p.)

Collana

American Indian lives

Altri autori (Persone)

LarreLionel

Disciplina

976.6004/97557

Soggetti

Cherokee Indians

Indian authors

Indian Territory History Fiction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One. Autobiography; A Tale of the Old I.T.: An Autobiography by JohnMilton Oskison; A Trip to Yosemite Valley:Graphic Picture of Grand SceneryDrawn by a Vinita Boy; A Letter to His Father:John Milton Oskison Writesof His Visit in Europe; An Autobiographical Letter toJournalist Frederick S. Barde; Part Two. Fiction; I Match You: You Match Me; Tookh Steh's Mistake; A Schoolmaster's Dissipation; "Only the Master Shall Praise"; When the Grass Grew Long; The Biologist's Quest; I Saw an Eagle Strike

To "Youngers' Bend"A Border Judge and His Court; Working for Fame; The Fall of King Chris; "The Quality of Mercy"; The Greater Appeal; The Problem of Old Harjo; Young Henry and the Old Man; Koenig's Discovery; Out of the Night That Covers; Walla Tenaka - Creek; The Apples of Hesperides,Kansas; The Man Who Interfered; The Other Partner; The Singing Bird; Part Three. Essays; Cherokee Migration; The President and the Indian: Rich Opportunity for the Red Man; The Outlook for the Indian; Friends of the Indian; Lake Mohonk Conference; The Need of Publicity in Indian Affairs

Remaining Causes of Indian DiscontentMaking an Individual of the



Indian; A Carlisle Commencement; The Indian in the Professions; The Enduring Qualities of the Indian; The Little Mother of the Pueblos; An Apache Problem; Acquiring a Standard of Value; The Closing Chapter: Passingof the Old Indian; A Bigger Load for EducatedIndians; In Governing the Indian,Use the Indian!; The New Indian Leadership; Source Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Indian Territory, which would eventually become the state of Oklahoma, was a multicultural space in which various Native tribes, European Americans, and African Americans were equally engaged in struggles to carve out meaningful lives in a harsh landscape. John Milton Oskison, born in the territory to a Cherokee mother and an immigrant English father, was brought up engaging in his Cherokee heritage, including its oral traditions, and appreciating the utilitarian value of an American education. Oskison left Indian Territory to atte