tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post3239674997159872633..comments2024-03-28T22:25:23.698-05:00Comments on Western Fictioneers: American Indians and the Law, part 1Western Fictioneershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01683314579075461026noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-64027738039570016292014-05-08T08:26:06.809-05:002014-05-08T08:26:06.809-05:00Public Law 280- a discussion coming up in a future...Public Law 280- a discussion coming up in a future blog!Troy D. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744762061580915223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-52255894814231645532014-04-02T21:42:46.002-05:002014-04-02T21:42:46.002-05:00NIce post, Troy. I spend a good deal of time with ...NIce post, Troy. I spend a good deal of time with various tribes in bush Alaska. Interesting to note that as a Public Law 280 state but with Alaska's Native Claims Settlement Act, the tribes up here are going through sovereignty issues other tribes went through a couple of decades ago. Someday, I'll set more of a book out there and weave some of those issues into the plot. <br />I'm interested to read your next post. I always learn something.<br />MarcMarc Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652887133889558701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-71378526805382026382014-04-02T11:59:30.315-05:002014-04-02T11:59:30.315-05:00Thanks, y'all. And hey Jackie- that Hoxie book...Thanks, y'all. And hey Jackie- that Hoxie book has a whole chapter on Sarah Winnemucca ;-)Troy D. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744762061580915223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-44789474850144231102014-04-02T10:46:39.853-05:002014-04-02T10:46:39.853-05:00Very good blog. i'm eager for what's to co...Very good blog. i'm eager for what's to come. I spent the first years of my life on a South Dakota farm not far from the Rosebud and Brule Sioux reservations. My dad traded with the Indians on occasion. In my book, I attempted to portray them accurately, showing their good and their not so good sides as all peoples have. I did not know many of the things presented here and eagerly look forward to learning more as the third book in my thrilogy will be dealing with them ever more so. Thanks Troy. Great job. RodRod Thompson, S. Dak.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-7869322577531490882014-04-02T08:42:38.164-05:002014-04-02T08:42:38.164-05:00Thanks for another great post - always something i...Thanks for another great post - always something interesting to learn!J.E.S. Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04040717916141732624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-44493427149535215522014-04-01T19:27:49.393-05:002014-04-01T19:27:49.393-05:00This was an excellent history lesson. Most folks ...This was an excellent history lesson. Most folks have no idea.<br />Loved it.<br />Jerry Jerry Guinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17074197803776713004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-34477172577263023162014-04-01T18:18:55.698-05:002014-04-01T18:18:55.698-05:00Troy, I was aware of the Indian lawyers, but it wo...Troy, I was aware of the Indian lawyers, but it would not have been my first thought. Of course being originally from Illinois, I would have spoken of the Cahokia peoples and "Black Hawk" along with "Keokuk". *Smile*. <br /><br />I always love your post about the Native Indians. The learning is a gift you have given to the readers. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-25501027445095230402014-04-01T17:47:48.684-05:002014-04-01T17:47:48.684-05:00Troy, as always, a WONDERFUL post. This is just ex...Troy, as always, a WONDERFUL post. This is just excellent and SO interesting! No, I don't think of lawyers and courtrooms, either. And you are so right--we SHOULD! <br /><br />Charlie, I had an elderly Choctaw woman in my writing classes who was one of those people (and many of her friends/acquaintances) who would not carry a $20 bill because of Jackson's picture being on it. For class, she always paid in other currency.<br /><br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-38029052667402434812014-04-01T17:10:55.697-05:002014-04-01T17:10:55.697-05:00Another excellent treatise from Prof. Smith. I'...Another excellent treatise from Prof. Smith. I've long been fascinated with the Shawnee, particularly because of Tecumseh, and their involvement in the War of 1812. Being a Hoosier, we were impacted greatly by the Profit (Tecumseh's brother) as well as the big 'T', himself. A mix of Shawnee and Miami and Delaware were involved in an incident in 1812 called the Pigeon Roost Massacre, which I have researched extensively. May have to write a book about that. Wait, I already did, and so far, no publishers interested.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06255196851601752639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-26140049285594027152014-04-01T17:03:59.859-05:002014-04-01T17:03:59.859-05:00I don't think of lawyers, either. The first f...I don't think of lawyers, either. The first famous Indians I think of are Chief Joseph, Sarah Winnemucca, and Jackson Sundown. All amazing in their own ways.Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-87996597280060149052014-04-01T14:32:27.477-05:002014-04-01T14:32:27.477-05:00Dr. Troy,
Good stuff. Perhaps I am getting a bit...Dr. Troy,<br /><br />Good stuff. Perhaps I am getting a bit ahead of your presentation, but I am still amazed how Native Tribes were treated, especially the Cherokee who were in essence living in peace and assimilating by becoming educated and living much in the manner of their white neighbors.<br /> <br /> My understanding that when President Andrew Jackson betrayed those Indians who helped win the battle of New Orleans, with the passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, thus insuring the removal of Indians west of the Mississippi, (creating theft of land and the Trail of Tears). <br /><br />Most Cherokee and many other tribes never forgot. I am told that many Indian tribes and descendents to this day, refuse to put hands on a twenty dollar bill, because President Jackson's face appears on that item of currency.<br /><br />If true, I for one don't blame them.<br /><br />Charlie<br />Charlie Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992330591519249699noreply@blogger.com