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"I do not apologize for the length of this letter" : the Mari Sandoz letters on Native American rights, 1940-1965 /

"The collected correspondence of Mari Sandoz focusing on her political activism in behalf of American Indians in the mid-twentieth century. Introduced and edited by Kimberli Lee, the letters document Sandoz's role as a non-Native chronicler and advocate for Plains Indian cultures"--Pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sandoz, Mari, 1896-1966
Other Authors: Lee, Kimberli A., 1959-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lubbock, Tex. : Texas Tech University Press, [2009]
Series:Plains histories.
Subjects:
Indians of North America > Great Plains > History > 20th century > Sources.
Indians of North America > Civil rights > History > 20th century > Sources.
Social justice > United States > History > 20th century > Sources.
Sandoz, Mari, > 1896-1966 > Correspondence.
Sandoz, Mari, > 1896-1966 > Political and social views.
Women political activists > United States > Correspondence.
Political activists > United States > Correspondence.
Authors, American > 20th century > Correspondence.
Table of Contents:
  • Quest for historical accuracy
  • Political activism/social justice for the tribes
  • Campaign against American Indian stereotypes
  • The advocate : promotion of Native artists and writers
  • Afterword: The alongsiders.