We will always be here : native peoples on living and thriving in the South /
We will always be here : native peoples on living and thriving in the South /
edited by Denise E. Bates.
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, (c)2016.
- 1 online resource
- Other southerners .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Growing up Indian in a southern context -- The ballad of the Choctawhatchee River: ripples from our past / Muscogee lifeways in Central Georgia / My family's legacy / Hiding my Indian identity / Growing up Mowa Choctaw / The sacrifices we made for our education / Showdown at Bayou Pointe-Aux-Chien / Racism in New Brockton, Alabama / Poarch Creek Family's educational journey over three generations / We will forever remain Coushatta and we will always be here / The politics of history and identity -- A rebirth on the Chowan / Speaking for my ancestors / From Cherokee to Chowanoke: discovering the North Carolina Algonquians / The Chowanoke Indian resurgence / Jamestown 2007: a Native American perspective / Eastern creeks and the persistence of identity / To be or not to be a "wannabe" / Jim Crowfeather in Indian country / Cultural grounding -- In my mother's hands / Nerataya: spirit of the deer and passing the gifts of the Tunica-Biloxi / Reawakening our warrior tradition / Te-lah-nay's wall / In the eye of Isaac / Being the Indians we were made to be / Generations within the circle / Putting the "community" back into my Jena Choctaw community / Finding my sense of place in my ancestral homeland / Native people should tell their own stories / Vpuecetv (to dream): my journey to becoming tribal royalty / At war with herself: artistic reflections of culture and identity / Moving forward -- A reflection on a lifetime of leadership / Initiating intertribal efforts in Louisiana / The oil companies stole our land / Finishing what I started / Looking south / Inauguration speech of Phyliss J. Anderson, first woman chief of the Mississippi Choctaw -- Building an entrepreneurial spirit within tribal nations / Seeking prosperity and self-determination / Defining moments / Working toward a healthy future for the Cherokee Nation / Native youth in agriculture / Nanette Sconiers Pupalaikis -- Stan Cartwright -- Patricia Easterwood -- Wanda Light Tully -- Framon Weaver -- Kenneth Adams -- Charles "Chuckie" Verdin -- Nancy Wright Carnley -- Otha, Marie, Pauline, Nathan, Karla, and Kaci Martin -- Ernest Sickey -- Marvin T. Jones -- Shoshone Peguese-Elmardi -- Lars Adams -- Doug Patterson -- Kenneth Adams -- Hodalee Scott Sewell -- Tony Mack McClure -- Cedric Sunray -- Brooke Bauer -- Donna Pierite, Jean-Luc Pierite, and Elisabeth Pierite-Mora -- Harold Comby -- Tom Hendrix -- Michael T. Mayheart Dardar -- Marcus Briggs-Cloud -- Marvin "Marty" Richardson -- Dana Chapman Masters -- Robert Jumper -- Robert Caldwell -- Megan Young -- Jessica Osceola -- Ernest Sickey -- Jeanette Alcon -- Charles "Chuckie" Verdin -- Framon Weaver -- Michael T. Mayheart Dardar -- David Sickey -- Stephanie Bryan -- Malinda Maynor Lowery -- Ahli-Sha Stephens -- Elliott Nichols.
Adding to the growing scholarship on Native history in the American South, Denise Bates here gathers first-hand views from current tribal leaders and activists who are on the front lines of modern debates over identity and sovereignty.
9780813055961
Indians of North America--Social conditions.--Southern States
Indians of North America--History.--Southern States
Electronic Books.
E78 / .W495 2016
Includes bibliographies and index.
Growing up Indian in a southern context -- The ballad of the Choctawhatchee River: ripples from our past / Muscogee lifeways in Central Georgia / My family's legacy / Hiding my Indian identity / Growing up Mowa Choctaw / The sacrifices we made for our education / Showdown at Bayou Pointe-Aux-Chien / Racism in New Brockton, Alabama / Poarch Creek Family's educational journey over three generations / We will forever remain Coushatta and we will always be here / The politics of history and identity -- A rebirth on the Chowan / Speaking for my ancestors / From Cherokee to Chowanoke: discovering the North Carolina Algonquians / The Chowanoke Indian resurgence / Jamestown 2007: a Native American perspective / Eastern creeks and the persistence of identity / To be or not to be a "wannabe" / Jim Crowfeather in Indian country / Cultural grounding -- In my mother's hands / Nerataya: spirit of the deer and passing the gifts of the Tunica-Biloxi / Reawakening our warrior tradition / Te-lah-nay's wall / In the eye of Isaac / Being the Indians we were made to be / Generations within the circle / Putting the "community" back into my Jena Choctaw community / Finding my sense of place in my ancestral homeland / Native people should tell their own stories / Vpuecetv (to dream): my journey to becoming tribal royalty / At war with herself: artistic reflections of culture and identity / Moving forward -- A reflection on a lifetime of leadership / Initiating intertribal efforts in Louisiana / The oil companies stole our land / Finishing what I started / Looking south / Inauguration speech of Phyliss J. Anderson, first woman chief of the Mississippi Choctaw -- Building an entrepreneurial spirit within tribal nations / Seeking prosperity and self-determination / Defining moments / Working toward a healthy future for the Cherokee Nation / Native youth in agriculture / Nanette Sconiers Pupalaikis -- Stan Cartwright -- Patricia Easterwood -- Wanda Light Tully -- Framon Weaver -- Kenneth Adams -- Charles "Chuckie" Verdin -- Nancy Wright Carnley -- Otha, Marie, Pauline, Nathan, Karla, and Kaci Martin -- Ernest Sickey -- Marvin T. Jones -- Shoshone Peguese-Elmardi -- Lars Adams -- Doug Patterson -- Kenneth Adams -- Hodalee Scott Sewell -- Tony Mack McClure -- Cedric Sunray -- Brooke Bauer -- Donna Pierite, Jean-Luc Pierite, and Elisabeth Pierite-Mora -- Harold Comby -- Tom Hendrix -- Michael T. Mayheart Dardar -- Marcus Briggs-Cloud -- Marvin "Marty" Richardson -- Dana Chapman Masters -- Robert Jumper -- Robert Caldwell -- Megan Young -- Jessica Osceola -- Ernest Sickey -- Jeanette Alcon -- Charles "Chuckie" Verdin -- Framon Weaver -- Michael T. Mayheart Dardar -- David Sickey -- Stephanie Bryan -- Malinda Maynor Lowery -- Ahli-Sha Stephens -- Elliott Nichols.
Adding to the growing scholarship on Native history in the American South, Denise Bates here gathers first-hand views from current tribal leaders and activists who are on the front lines of modern debates over identity and sovereignty.
9780813055961
Indians of North America--Social conditions.--Southern States
Indians of North America--History.--Southern States
Electronic Books.
E78 / .W495 2016