Representing Indians : The Melodrama Of Native Citizenship In U.S. Popular Culture Of The 1920s, 2006

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Muntz, Lori Lynn.
Title
Representing Indians : The Melodrama Of Native Citizenship In U.S. Popular Culture Of The 1920s
Dates
2006
Quantity
vii, 265 pages  :  illustrated  ;  22 cm.
Collection Number
Cage 4929 (collection)
Summary
The author examines how the melodrama of Native American citizenship shaped political advocacy related to Native Americans evident in the lectures, films, and literature of the 1920s authored or contributed to by Nipo T. Strongheart (adopted Yakama) and Mourning Dove (Okanogan).
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection open for research.

Languages
Document in English.

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The author examines "how the melodrama of Native American citizenship shaped political advocacy related to Native Americans evident in the lectures, films, and literature of the 1920s authored or contributed to by Nipo T. Strongheart (adopted Yakama) and Mourning Dove (Okanogan)" (from the author's abstract).

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Acquisition Information

Gift; Lori Muntz; 2008; MS 2008-06.

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Subject Terms

  • Indians in popular culture.
  • Indians of North America -- Public opinion.
  • Public opinion -- United States.

Personal Names

  • Mourning Dove, 1888-1936.