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Walks on the Ground: A Tribal History of the Ponca Nation

Walks on the Ground: A Tribal History of the Ponca Nation - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Louis V. Headman, Sean O'Neill (Foreword by)Publish date:2020-02-01Pages:570
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Nebraska PressISBN-13:9781496212801ISBN-10:1496212800UPC:9781496212801Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Native American Studies, Anthropology, IndigenousBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 1.38 inchesWeight:2.1914Product ID:SCHFX70TJ8
2020 Choice Outstanding Academic Title

Walks on the Ground is a record of Louis V. Headman's personal study of the Southern Ponca people, spanning seven decades beginning with the historic notation of the Ponca people's origins in the East. The last of the true Ponca speakers and storytellers entered Indian Territory in 1877 and most lived into the 1940s.

In Ponca heritage, the history of individuals is told and passed along in songs of tribal members. Headman acquired information primarily when singing with known ceremonial singers such as Harry Buffalohead, Ed Littlecook, Oliver Littlecook, Eli Warrior, Dr. Sherman Warrior (son of Sylvester Warrior), Roland No Ear, and "Pee-wee" Clark. Headman's father, Kenneth Headman, shared most of this history and culture with Louis. During winter nights, after putting a large log into the fireplace, Kenneth would begin his storytelling. The other elders in the tribe confirmed Kenneth's stories and insights and contributed to the history Louis has written about the Ponca.

Walks on the Ground traces changes in the tribe as reflected in educational processes, the influences and effects of the federal government, and the dominant social structure and culture. Headman includes children's stories and recognizes the contribution made by Ponca soldiers who served during both world wars, the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam War, Desert Storm, and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Nebraska PressISBN-13:9781496212801ISBN-10:1496212800UPC:9781496212801Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Native American Studies, Anthropology, IndigenousBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 1.38 inchesWeight:2.1914Product ID:SCHFX70TJ8
Louis V. Headman (Ponca elder, Oklahoma) is the project coordinator of the Ponca Language Grant and pastor of the Church of the Nazarene in Ponca City. He is a coauthor of Dictionary of the Ponca People (Nebraska, 2020). Sean O'Neill is a professor of anthropology at the University of Oklahoma. He is a coauthor of Dictionary of the Ponca People (Nebraska, 2020).

Publisher: University of Nebraska Press

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