American Indian Nonfiction: An Anthology of Writings, 1760s-1930s
Journalism History › Vol. 34 Nbr. 1, April 2008
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[I]s it right to hold and promote such prejudices?" Indian children, he noted, were ill clothed and half starved, while Indian women "are seduced by white men, and are finally left to be common prostitutes for them. In the 189Os, while living in Vinita, Cherokee Nation, he wrote vigorous defenses of Indian rights and opposed allotment policies that undermined native land rights. Peyer's collection is an excellent starting point for students and scholars wishing to sample Native American nonfiction.
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American Indian Nonfiction: An Anthology of Writings, 1760s-1930s
Peyer, Bernd C., ed. American Indian Nonfiction: An Anthology of Writings, 1760s-1930s. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2007. 401 pp. $26.95.
In 1833, a Pequot, William Apess, published an essay that took direct aim at the injustic...See the full content of this document
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