Journalist, novelist, and scholar Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-85)
remains one of the most influential and popular writers on the
struggles of American Indians. This volume collects for the first
time seven of her most important articles, annotated and introduced
by Jackson scholars Valerie Sherer Mathes and Phil Brigandi.
Valuable as eyewitness accounts of Mission Indian life in Southern
California in the 1880s, the articles also offer insight into
Jackson's career. The articles served as the basis for Jackson's
1884 romantic novel, Ramona, still popular among Americans today.
Jackson journeyed to Southern California in the 1880s to learn
firsthand how Indians there lived. She found them in a demoralized
state, beset by failed government policies and constantly
threatened with losing their lands. The numerous articles and
editorial responses she penned made her a leading voice in the
fight for American Indian rights, a role she embraced
wholeheartedly. As this collection also shows, Jackson's fondness
for Old California helped shape the region's mythology and tourist
culture. But her most important work was her influence in getting
reservations set aside for the beleaguered Southern California
tribes. Although her recommendations were not implemented until
after her death, Helen Hunt Jackson's stark and revealing portrait
drew national attention to the effects of white encroachment on
Indian lands and cultures in California and inspired generations of
reformers who continued her legacy. This unprecedented collection
offers fresh insight into the life and work of a well-known and
influential writer and reformer.
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