| Descript |
vii, 200 p. ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Indian casinos -- Ricochet -- Stand Watie and the Treaty of 1866 -- Cherokee wannabes -- Oklahoma -- All Indians are alike, or "chiefing" -- Cherokee outlaws -- Grafters, sooners, and other crooks -- Why the DAR did not like me -- Cherokee women and the clan system -- Henry Starr -- Cherokee literature -- Cherokee celebrities -- Indian humor -- The five civilized tribes -- Cherokee names -- Will Rogers: Cherokee writer and so much more -- Linking back -- The Freedmen controversy -- John Oskison and me -- Cherokee cards -- Keetoowah -- The dragging canoe: Nancy Ward controversy -- California Cherokees -- Triabally specific historical fiction -- Cherokees and sports -- Parris: my Cherokee family -- Old-time Cherokee warriors: Charles Wickliffe, the army corps of engineers, and the Port of Catoosa |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-196) and index |
| Subject |
Cherokee Indians -- History
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Cherokee Indians -- Social conditions
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Cherokee Indians -- Attitudes
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| ISBN/ISSN |
0806139439 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780806139432 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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