They Say the Wind Is Red is the moving story of the Choctaw Indians who managed to stay behind when their tribe was relocated in the 1830s. Throughout the 1800s and 1900s, they had to resist the efforts of unscrupulous government agents to steal their land and resources. But they always maintained their Indian communities—even when government census takers listed them as black or mulatto, if they listed them at all. The detailed saga of the Southwest Alabama Choctaw Indians, They Say the Wind Is Red chronicles a history of pride, endurance, and persistence, in the face of the abhorrent conditions imposed upon the Choctaw by the U.S. government.

Jacqueline A Matte; Vine Deloria

Matte, Jacqueline Anderson

NewSouth, Incorporated

Court Street Press

Revised edition, Montgomery, AL, 2002, ©1999

United States, United States of America

Revised edition, Montgomery, AL, 2018

New ed, Montgomery, AL, ©2002

1, US, 2002

June 2002

some text are cut due to tight binding

224 pages : 23 cm
They Say the Wind is Red tells the history of the Choctaw Indians who managed to remain in Alabama when other southeastern Indians were forcibly removed to the West in the 1830s. This small band lived mostly hidden from public view in the swamps and piney woods of Mobile and Washington counties. Often misidentified as black or even cajun, the ancestors of today's MOWA Choctaw maintained their Indian communities throughout the 1800s and early 1900s. This book chronicles the Choctaws' pride, endurance, and persistence in the face of abhorrent conditions imposed by government at all levels. -- from back cover
"The present volume was re-edited and contains additional content"--Title page verso
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-217) and index
Appendix A: 1851 Petition. -- Appendix B: 1855 Choctaw Census. -- Appendix C: MOWA Homesteads. -- Appendix D: MOWA Tribal Leaders, 1979 to Present. -- Appendix E: Elders' Conference, 15 May 1986, Reed's Chapel Church

2023-06-28