To the American Indian

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The author was a full-blooded Klamath River Indian. She writes of the customs, life, and religion of her people, together with folklore, fables, and history

Description

Lucy Thompson is, even today, one of the few Native American women to have written a book about her people. When she published _To the American Indian_ in 1916, the world of the Yurok Indians of northern California seemed on the edge of collapse. Concerned about the survival of her people and their customs, and concerned also that the true story of the Yurok was not being told - not by the popular press, not by the anthropologists - she took it upon herself to write this remarkable book. An aristocrat by birth, and an initiate into the exclusive priestly society known as Talth, Lucy Thompson gives us a unique insider's view of a great culture.

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Other Editions

• To the American IndianL. Thompson1916-01-01
• To the American IndianHeyday Books in conjunction with P.E. Palmquist1991
• To the American IndianL. Thompson1916-01-01
• To the American IndianMicroform[Cummins Print Shop1970-01-01
• To the American IndianBorgo Press1993-01-01
• To The American IndianHardcoverKessinger Publishing, LLC2007-06-25
• To The American IndianPaperbackKessinger Publishing, LLC2007-06-25