Indians of Oklahoma

Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1965. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Green and white illustrated wrapper with green lettering. 14 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "Oklahoma: Its very name stirs memories of a long-ago Indian civilization. 'Red People' were tilling Oklahoma's riverbanks and harvesting buffalo on her plains for centuries before 1492. The area of the present State became home and sanctuary during the 1800's for most Indian tribes displaced from their Eastern lands. And today, the State's Indian culture and civilization are more pronounced than ever before, with more than 68 tribes still proudly embracing their identities. There are no Indian reservations in Oklahoma. But there are many Indian communities, where citizens engage in up-to-date farming or work in a myriad of occupations the same as any other Americans. At the same time, a very real link with the past is still in evidence. To the Indian citizen of Oklahoma, his heritage is too rich to be forgotten.......