"An infobase holdngs company." Includes bibliographical references (pages 130-138) and index
Contents:
Sequoyah (George Guess) : inventor of the Cherokee syllabary (1760-1843) John Rollin Ridge : Cherokee poet, novalist, journalist, and historian (1827-67) Sarah Winnemucca : Paiute educator, writer, interpreter, and activist (1844-91) Soaring arrows, the La Flesche family : Susette La Flesche, Omaha activist and public speaker (1854-1902) ; Francis La Flesche, Omaha ethnologist (1857-1932) ; Susan La Flesche, Omaha physician (1865-1915) Charles A. Eastman (Ohiyesa) : Santee Souix physician and writer (1858-1939) Alexander Posey : Creek poet and journalist (1873-1908) Native American ethnologists, caretakers of culture : James R. Murie, Pawnee ethnographer (1862-1921) ; Jesse Cornplanter : Seneca ethnographer (1889-1957) ; John Joseph Mathews, Osage ethnologist (1985-1979) N. Scott Momaday : Kiowa author and poet (1934- ) "Companions through every page" : Michael Dorris, Medoc writer, teacher, and scholar (1945- ) ; Louise Erdrich, Chippewa novelist and poet (1954- )
