{"product_id":"walks-on-the-ground-a-tribal-history-of-the-ponca-nation-paperback-softback-9781496241016","title":"Walks on the Ground; A Tribal History of the Ponca Nation (Paperback \/ softback) 9781496241016","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWalks on the Ground\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Tribal History of the Ponca Nation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLouis V. Headman (Author), Sean O'Neill (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496241016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 November 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e568 pages, 20 photographs, 2 maps, 4 charts, 1 appendix, index\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.5 cm, 0.856 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"This superb history of the Ponca Nation is part of the University of Nebraska Press’s effort to publish First Nations’ histories written by native historians, rather than outsiders. . . . Throughout Headman amplifies, clarifies, and enriches topics, emphasizing Ponca as a distinct nation, though reduced in numbers over time. This substantial volume should be absorbed, not skimmed.\"-A. B. Kehoe, \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“Headman positions himself as one in a long and ongoing chain of Ponca storytellers, and by bringing together voices of a prior generation of tribal elders and adapting those stories to a written format, Headman participates in the long history of Ponca resiliency and adaptation that Walks on the Ground narrates.”-David Dry, \u003ci\u003eChronicles of Oklahoma\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"There are many audiences for this volume,\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ebut, read in tandem with Headman's \u003ci\u003eDictionary of the Ponca People\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), it speaks most powerfully to the children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of the Ponca people. Here are the embers left to rekindle Ponca culture and language!\"-Beth R. Ritter, \u003ci\u003eGreat Plains Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Headman has produced an important work for the Great Plains region and for the growing literature of Indigenous-produced histories.\"-Phoebe Labat, \u003ci\u003eSouth Dakota History\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“This book is a jewel because it presents an insider’s view drawn from the insights of Ponca elders with whom the author talked during many years while simultaneously bringing outside scholarly assessments into the mix. Specialists on the American Indian, whether anthropologists, archaeologists, sociologists, political scientists, or historians, as well as the general reader, will gain insights from the work.”-Blue Clark, professor of American Indian Studies at Oklahoma City University\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“A welcome model of how to do collaborative ethnography from within a culture and how to synthesize and evaluate information from multiple sources. . . . This volume, in an accessible way, leads the reader toward an understanding of how to see the Ponca as the Ponca see themselves.”-Regna Darnell, Distinguished University Professor of Anthropology and First Nations Studies at the University of Western Ontario\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNamed a 2020 \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e Outstanding Academic Title\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalks on the Ground\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalks on the Ground\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e               \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Foreword\u003cbr\u003e Sean O’\u003cbr\u003eNeill\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Phonetic Key\u003cbr\u003e 1. Beginnings\u003cbr\u003e 2. Niobrara\u003cbr\u003e 3. Trade Agreements, Indian Treaties, and Indian Removal\u003cbr\u003e 4. Chief Standing Bear\u003cbr\u003e 5. Indian Territory\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Selection of Ponca Chiefs\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Ponca Reservation in Oklahoma\u003cbr\u003e 8. Ethnography\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Ponca Giveaway\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Old Ponca \u003ci\u003eHeđÚ\u003cbr\u003eŠ\u003cbr\u003ekÀ\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 11. New \u003ci\u003eHeđúŠ\u003cbr\u003ekÀ\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eDance Paraphernalia\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Ponca Singers\u003cbr\u003e 13. Ponca \u003ci\u003eHeđÚ\u003cbr\u003eŠ\u003cbr\u003ekÀ\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eSongs\u003cbr\u003e 14. Family Structure and Kinship System\u003cbr\u003e 15. Marriage and Property\u003cbr\u003e 16. Clans of the Ponca\u003cbr\u003e 17. Ponca Names\u003cbr\u003e 18. Toys, Games, and Sports\u003cbr\u003e 19. Arts and Crafts\u003cbr\u003e 20. The Ponca Native American Church\u003cbr\u003e 21. The Christian Church in the Ponca Community\u003cbr\u003e 22. The Spirit World\u003cbr\u003e 23. The Funeral Rites\u003cbr\u003e 24. Ancient Ponca Burials and Practices\u003cbr\u003e 25. Ponca Medicine\u003cbr\u003e 26. Journey to the School House\u003cbr\u003e 27. Into the School House\u003cbr\u003e 28. Warriors of the Ponca\u003cbr\u003e 29. Political Governance\u003cbr\u003e Afterword\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: U.S. Treaty Obligations to Indian Tribes\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52600287887640,"sku":"9781496241016","price":28.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/walks-on-the-ground-a-tribal-history-of-the-ponca-nation-paperback-softback-9781496241016","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}