LEADER 03380nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910786470303321 005 20230801225549.0 010 $a0-8173-8623-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000298467 035 $a(EBL)1074086 035 $a(OCoLC)819635356 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000785131 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11486504 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000785131 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10784080 035 $a(PQKB)10972064 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1074086 035 $a(OCoLC)828093976 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse19100 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1074086 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10632666 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000298467 100 $a20120301d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aRed Eagle's children$b[electronic resource] $eWeatherford vs. Weatherford et al. /$fedited by J. Anthony Paredes and Judith Knight 210 $aTuscaloosa, Ala. $cUniversity of Alabama Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (233 p.) 225 0 $aContemporary American Indian studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8173-1770-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction / J. Anthony Paredes -- A brief sketch of Creek country in the early nineteenth century / Robbie Ethridge -- Formation of the Tensaw community / Gregory A. Waselkov -- Early Alabama law and chancery practice / David I. Durham and Paul M. Pruitt Jr -- Edited transcript of case 1299 : Weatherford vs. Weatherford et al. / Judith Knight -- A modern Creek Indian reflection on Weatherford vs. Weatherford et al. / Nina Gail Thrower (recorded and transcribed by Robert Thrower). 330 $a Red Eagle's Children presents the legal proceedings in an inheritance dispute that serves as an unexpected window on the intersection of two cultural and legal systems: Creek Indian and Euro-American. Case 1299: Weatherford vs. Weatherford et al. appeared in the Chancery Court of Mobile in 1846 when William "Red Eagle" Weatherford's son by the Indian woman Supalamy sued his half siblings fathered by Weatherford with two other Creek women, Polly Moniac and Mary Stiggins, for a greater share of Weatherford's estate. While the court recognized William Jr. as the 410 0$aContemporary American Indians 606 $aConflict of laws$xDomestic relations$zAlabama$xHistory$y19th century$vCases 606 $aCreek Indians$xLegal status, laws, etc$zAlabama$vCases 606 $aCreek Indians$xMarriage customs and rites$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aInheritance and succession$zAlabama$xHistory$y19th century$vCases 610 $aWeatherford v. Weatherford, 20 Ala. 548 (Ala. 1852) 615 0$aConflict of laws$xDomestic relations$xHistory 615 0$aCreek Indians$xLegal status, laws, etc. 615 0$aCreek Indians$xMarriage customs and rites$xHistory 615 0$aInheritance and succession$xHistory 676 $a346.76105/2 676 $a346.761052 701 $aKnight$b Judith$01536577 701 $aParedes$b J. Anthony$g(James Anthony),$f1939-$0715909 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786470303321 996 $aRed Eagle's children$93785429 997 $aUNINA