| Description |
1 online resource |
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Contemporary American Indian studies |
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Contemporary American Indian studies.
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| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Jacobs Family Tree; Introduction; 1. Early Memories; 2. Eyewitness to History; 3. Marriage and Family; 4. Indian Activism: From Princess to Chief; 5. Spiritual Life; Epilogue; Notes; References Cited; Index |
| Summary |
A collaborative life history of Priscilla Freeman Jacobs, From Princess to Chief tells the story of the first female chief (from 1986 to 2005) of the state-recognized Waccamaw Siouan Indian Tribe of North Carolina. In From Princess to Chief, Priscilla Freeman Jacobs and Patricia Barker Lerch detail Jacobs's birth and childhood, coming of age, education, young adulthood, marriage and family, Indian activism, and spiritual life. Jacobs is descended from a family of Indian leaders whose activism dates back to the early twentieth century. Her ancestors pre |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Jacobs, Priscilla Freeman, 1940-
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| SUBJECT |
Jacobs, Priscilla Freeman, 1940- fast |
| Subject |
Waccamaw Indians -- Biography
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Waccamaw Indians -- Politics and government
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Waccamaw Indians -- Social life and customs
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
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Waccamaw Indians
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2013001195 |
| ISBN |
0817386750 |
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9780817386757 |
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