{"product_id":"a-northern-cheyenne-album-photographs-by-thomas-b-marquis-9780806138930","title":"A Northern Cheyenne Album: Photographs by Thomas B. Marquis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRare photographs document the lives of Cheyenne people during the early reservation years\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1878 the Northern Cheyennes left what is now Oklahoma, where they had been incarcerated, and began an epic journey back to their homeland. They suffered great losses, but a small group of survivors reached its destination in southeastern Montana in 1879 and eventually won the right to a reservation there. \u003cem\u003eA Northern Cheyenne Album\u003c\/em\u003e presents a rare series of never-before-published photographs that document the lives of tribal people on the reservation during the early twentieth century--a period of rapid change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReservation physician and expert photographer Thomas B. Marquis captured Northern Cheyenne life in numerous images taken from 1926 to 1935. After 1960, former tribal president John Woodenlegs and others interviewed tribal elders and, drawing on tape recordings, composed the photos' lively captions. Margot Liberty, editor of this volume, has added her own descriptions, filling in details of Northern Cheyenne culture and history from a scholar's viewpoint.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA valuable record of an all-but-forgotten generation, this volume is also an inspiring tribute to the Northern Cheyenne elders whose resilience and adaptability helped ensure the future of their people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoodenlegs, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Woodenlegs\u003c\/strong\u003e was President of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe from 1955 to 1968 and the founder of Chief Dull Knife Memorial College, Lame Deer, Montana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiberty, Margot:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eMargot Liberty\u003c\/b\u003e, widely known as an anthropologist specializing in Northern Plains Indians and ranching culture, is the author, coauthor, or editor of \u003ci\u003eCheyenne Memories\u003c\/i\u003e, with John Stands In Timber; \u003ci\u003eA Northern Cheyenne Album\u003c\/i\u003e, with photographs by Thomas B. Marquis; \u003ci\u003eWorking Cowboy: Recollections of Ray Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eA Cheyenne Voice: The Complete John Stands In Timber Interviews\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eSongs and Snippets: Poems of Margot Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"University of Oklahoma Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492090220818,"sku":"9780806138930","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4b594f42-e2cb-4a76-8009-70617d5be362.jpg?v=1730570803","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-northern-cheyenne-album-photographs-by-thomas-b-marquis-9780806138930","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}