Quotes from “Survival and new identity”
“In the west, the Five Civilized Tries had to rebuild their communities under great difficulties, and were then forced after all their efforts, to dissolve their own governments when the state of Oklahoma was established in 1906. They were given permission to reorganize only in 1938, under the Oklahoma I* Welfare Act, which had been passed to alleviate the adverse effects brought about by the enforced dissolution of their polities” (Kasprycki, 2000, p. 158).
“Until the 1960s, the descendants of the C* remaining in Mississippi found themselves in a very difficult situation” (Kasprycki, 2000, p. 158).
“Since the 1960s, however, the Mississippi C*, headed by an efficient tribal government, have performed a veritable economic miracle. Programs providing employment training, and the establishment of a business park - a multimillion-dollar enterprise under tribal control - have brought work and wealth. They are proud of their tradition and have in many ways been able to exploit thee best of both worlds to their advantage” (Kasprycki, 2000, p. 158).
“Today the Oklahoma C* elect their chiefs themselves, among whom Wilma Mankiller (b. 1945), the first woman in such a position, was particularly popular” (Kasprycki, 2000, p. 159).
“All of them were forced into a minority status and into economic dependence on the white world that surrounds them. In spite of their widely differing fates and survival strategies, they share the miracle of having survived against all expectations and against all odds into a present marked by their rediscovered pride in their separate identity” (Kasprycki, 2000, p. 159).
Kasprycki, S, S. Survival and new identity. The Cultures of Native North Americans, 158-159.














