Seminole Freedmen's Identity in Plural Setting (Ethnicity, Black-Indian, Symbol, Oklahoma)

In the plural setting of Wewoka, Oklahoma, United States of America, there are Afro-American, Seminole Freedmen, Seminole Indians and White men and women. Neither the Black nor the Indian populations are homogeneous. There are two categories of Blacks, one of which is variously known as "Seminole Freedmen" or "Natives," the other of which is known as "Afro-American" or "StateRaised." The former shares a cultural history with the Seminole Indians. The latter does not. The nature of the socio-political interactions of two ascription groups, which I call Seminole Freedmen and Seminole Indians, is the subject of this thesis.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Anthropology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Lawuyi, Olatunde Bayo

• Anthropology, Archaeology

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8600248

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/70693