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After Removal: Rebuilding the Cherokee Nation
Gilcrease Museum recently showed an exhibition entitled After Rebuilding the Cherokee Nation. The exhibition illustrated not only a critical time in the history of the Cherokee people, but also a decisive moment in what would become the state of Oklahoma. We have recently published a book under the same title, which tells this story through the stark contrasts of the human experience discord and harmony, war and peace, success, and failure and in the end, the creation of a solid foundation for the future of the Cherokee people. The publication features research conducted locally Gilcrease Museum and the Helmerich Center for American Research by the following scholars; Introduction and memorandum to Duane H. King, Ph.D., by W. Richard West, Jr.; Cherokee Men s Clothing From Removal to an Assertion of Cultural and Political Identity, by Cécile Ganteaume; The Park Hill Cherokee Examining the Role of a Cherokee Community in Shaping History, by Candessa Tehee, Ph.D.; The Cherokee Its Development and Evolution, by Roy Boney, Jr.; The Emergence of the Cherokee Nation Post-Removal through Architecture, by Sharon Baker, Ph.D.
103 pages, Hardcover
Published April 16, 2018
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March 5, 2019
This book is made up of several essays from multiple contributors. It is a companion to a temporary museum exhibit that was at Gilcrease Museum of Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2017.
Some of the most interesting takeaways for me were how cotton and particularly calico clothing were essentially a political statement by the Cherokee who wore them during this time.
I also gained a better understanding of the structure of Cherokee society in the 1800s, particularly how the mixed blood elite of Park Hill may have been some of the most visible members of the Cherokee community but by no means representative of the whole.
I would definitely recommend it. I read it slowly, one essay at a time, but it’s a pretty short book. Plus the bandolier bag on the cover is stunning. 😍
Some of the most interesting takeaways for me were how cotton and particularly calico clothing were essentially a political statement by the Cherokee who wore them during this time.
I also gained a better understanding of the structure of Cherokee society in the 1800s, particularly how the mixed blood elite of Park Hill may have been some of the most visible members of the Cherokee community but by no means representative of the whole.
I would definitely recommend it. I read it slowly, one essay at a time, but it’s a pretty short book. Plus the bandolier bag on the cover is stunning. 😍
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