During the decades between the Civil War and the establishment
of Oklahoma statehood, Choctaws suffered almost daily from murders,
thefts, and assaults--usually at the hands of white intruders, but
increasingly by Choctaws themselves. This book focuses on two
previously unexplored murder cases to illustrate the intense
factionalism that emerged among tribal members during those lawless
years as conservative Nationalists and pro-assimilation
Progressives fought for control of the Choctaw Nation.
Devon Abbott Mihesuah describes the brutal murder in 1884 of her
own great-great-grandfather, Nationalist Charles Wilson, who was a
Choctaw lighthorseman and U.S. deputy marshal. She then relates the
killing spree of Progressives by Nationalist Silan Lewis ten years
later. Mihesuah draws on a wide array of sources--even in the face
of missing court records--to weave a spellbinding account of
homicide and political intrigue. She painstakingly delineates a
transformative period in Choctaw history to explore emerging gulfs
between Choctaw citizens and address growing Indian resistance to
white intrusions, federal policies, and the taking of tribal
resources.
The first book to fully describe this Choctaw factionalism, "
Choctaw Crime and Punishment" is both a riveting narrative and an
important analysis of tribal politics.
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