The Underground Reservation
Author | : Terry P. Wilson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 1985 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015019993321 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book The Underground Reservation written by Terry P. Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the effects of oil wealth on the Osage Inidians, focusing on the Osages' interactions with local non-Indians as well as on tribal politics, particularly the cultural and poitical right between full-bloods and mixed bloods that continues to the present day. Also documents the lawlessness, corruption, and occasional violence, arguing that the notorious happenings in the 1920s were part of a long history of systematic exploitation of the Osages.