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OverviewPeople of the Big Voice tells the visual history of Ho-Chunk families at the turn of the twentieth century and beyond as depicted through the lens of Black River Falls, Wisconsin studio photographer, Charles Van Schaick. The family relationships between those who ""sat for the photographer"" are clearly visible in these images--sisters, friends, families, young couples--who appear and reappear to fill in a chronicle spanning from 1879 to 1942. Also included are candid shots of Ho-Chunk on the streets of Black River Falls, outside family dwellings, and at powwows. As author and Ho-Chunk tribal member Amy Lonetree writes, ""A significant number of the images were taken just a few short years after the darkest, most devastating period for the Ho-Chunk. Invasion, diseases, warfare, forced assimilation, loss of land, and repeated forced removals from our beloved homelands left the Ho-Chunk people in a fight for their culture and their lives."" The book includes three introductory essays (a biographical essay by Matthew Daniel Mason, a critical essay by Amy Lonetree, and a reflection by Tom Jones) and 300-plus duotone photographs and captions in gallery style. Unique to the project are the identifications in the captions, which were researched over many years with the help of tribal members and genealogists, and include both English and Ho-Chunk names. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sir Tom Jones , Michael Schmudlach , Matthew Daniel Mason , Amy LonetreePublisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press Imprint: Wisconsin Historical Society Press Dimensions: Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 27.90cm Weight: 1.338kg ISBN: 9780870204760ISBN 10: 0870204769 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 01 October 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsThis amazing collection of photographs documents a remarkable American Indian tribe, the storied Ho-Chunk people. It etches into our mind's eye haunting images of a hard-pressed Nation emerging from small pox, dispossession, and removal. This stirring visual legacy allows us to gaze into the eyes of a proud and handsome people who overcame these tragic hardships and successfully return to their beloved homeland. We are all enriched by this remarkable feat! It bespeaks the strength, beauty, and unconquerable spirit of our diverse American peoples, now joined together on the same land. (Walter Echo-Hawk (Pawnee), author of In the Courts of the Conqueror: The 10 Worst Indian Law Cases Ever Decided )<br> People of the Big Voice should be in the hands of everyone who cares about the history of Indian people. Non-Indian photographer Charles Van Schaick did not intrude into the lives of his subjects, nor did he force his expectations and assumptions upon them. Instead, the Ho-Chunk peop 2012 Winner of the Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History2012 Bronze in the Multicultural Non-Fiction Category from Independent Publisher Book Awards2012 Winner in the Best Overall Design Category from Next Generation Indie Book Awards2012 Winner in the Multicultural Non-Fiction Category from Next Generation Indie Book Awards2011 Winner in the Midwest Regional Interest-Illustration Category from Midwest Independent Publishers Association2011 Winner in the Total Book Design Category from Midwest Independent Publishers Association2011 Winner in the Photography: People Category from USA National Best Book Awards Author InformationTom Jones is an assistant professor of photography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His work may be found in the National Museum of the American Indian and the Chazen Museum of Art. Michael Schmudlach serves on the Wisconsin Historical Society's Board of Curators and has a lifelong relationship with the Ho-Chunk. Matthew Daniel Mason is an archivist at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University. Amy Lonetree an associate professor of American studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz and coeditor of The National Museum of the American Indian: Critical Conversations. George A. Greendeer has been the Ho-Chunk Nation's tribal genealogist since 2000. Tom Jones, Amy Lonetree, and George A. Greendeer are enrolled members of the Ho-Chunk Nation. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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