Reflections on the Complexity and Diversity of Native American Identity

Identifier:

CAC_CC_001_4_13_74_0017

Contributing Institution:

Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Title:

Reflections on the Complexity and Diversity of Native American Identity

Date Created:

1951-01-01

EDTF:

1951-01-01

Creator:

Debo, Angie, 1890-1988

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/

Language:

eng

Record Type:

correspondence

Collection:

Carl Albert Collection

Collection Finding Aid:

https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/146

Description:

The writer discusses the complexities of Native American identity and the impact of government policies such as allotment. He shares personal experiences and observations of Native American individuals who struggled with adapting to white man's ways. The writer emphasizes that Native Americans are not a super-race and are subject to the same frailties as all mankind. He suggests that while some Native Americans may resist adopting white man's ways, there are also those who are honest, upright, and moral. The writer believes that Angie Debo's report on Native Americans could be improved by including more specific classifications and avoiding generalizations.

Names:

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Chickasaw Nation

Topic:

Education--United States, Education, Indians of North America--Oklahoma

Congress:

82nd (1951-1953)

Physical Location:

CAC_CC_1_4_13_74_0000, Box, 13, 74, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving

Location Represented:

United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)

Type:

Text

Extent:

1 Page