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"Life Among the Piutes" was written by Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins, daughter of Northern Paiute Chief Winnemucca. In her book, Sarah provides a fascinating view into the lives of the Northern Paiutes living on the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation during the late 1800s. Winnemucca gives her voice to the plight of her people as they struggle to survive the effects of government Indian policy in the Western United States, enabling the reader to examine how the US reservation system, assimilation policy and the BIA failed to provide adequately for the Paiute people. The feelings of hope and despair felt by the Paiute people during the 1870s and 1880s, coupled with examples of corruption by white settlers and Indian agents, make for a truly enlightening read. Winnemucca's memories are bittersweet. She relates her actions to help not only her own people but the US army during the Indian wars of that era, including the Bannock War. Marrying US Army soldier Lewis Hopkins in the early 1880s, her story also includes events during their marriage. An advocate for her people, Sarah traveled to Washington, D. C. to speak with the President. She also traveled coast-to-coast, publicly speaking about the plight of her people as well as her life as a young Paiute woman. Stories of her daring escapades as an Army scout and participation in several Indian wars are powerful and moving. Reflecting a side of history often overlooked by other authors, "Life Among the Piutes" is both heartbreaking and admirable. Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins was a powerful role model for Native American women of her time, and her contributions to the Paiutes have made her one of their most revered members over history.

Life Among The Piutes: Their Wrongs And Claims is a non-fiction book written by Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins, a member of the Paiute tribe. The book was first published in 1883 and is considered to be one of the earliest autobiographical accounts of Native American life. In the book, Hopkins describes her experiences growing up among the Paiute people in Nevada and the injustices they faced at the hands of white settlers and the US government.Hopkins provides a detailed account of the traditional way of life of the Paiute people, including their customs, beliefs, and daily activities. She also describes the impact of European colonization on the Paiute people, including the loss of their land, the destruction of their way of life, and the forced assimilation into European culture.Throughout the book, Hopkins advocates for the rights of Native Americans and calls for the US government to recognize the sovereignty of Native American tribes and to honor the treaties that were made with them. She also highlights the contributions of Native Americans to American society and emphasizes the importance of preserving their culture and traditions.Overall, Life Among The Piutes: Their Wrongs And Claims is a powerful and insightful account of Native American life in the 19th century and remains an important work in the history of Native American literature.This Is A New Release Of The Original 1883 Edition.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Life Among the Paiutes is considered the "e;first known autobiography written by a Native American woman."e; This is both an autobiographic memoir and history of the Paiute people during their first forty years of contact with European Americans. It Anthropologist Omer Stewart described it as "e;one of the first and one of the most enduring ethnohistorical books written by an American Indian."e;Contents:First Meeting of Piutes and Whites Domestic and Social Moralities Wars and Their Causes Captain Truckee's Death Reservation of Pyramid and Muddy Lakes The Malheur Agency The Bannock War The Yakima Affair

Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins (Northern Paiute) has long been recognized as an important nineteenth-century American Indian activist and writer. Yet her acclaimed performances and speaking tours across the United States, along with the copious newspaper articles that grew out of those tours, have been largely ignored and forgotten.  The Newspaper Warrior presents new material that enhances public memory as the first volume to collect hundreds of newspaper articles, letters to the editor, advertisements, book reviews, and editorial comments by and about Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins. This anthology gathers together her literary production for newspapers and magazines from her 1864 performances in San Francisco to her untimely death in 1891, focusing on the years 1879 to 1887, when Winnemucca Hopkins gave hundreds of lectures in the eastern and western United States; published her book, Life among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims (1883); and established a bilingual school for Native American children. Editors Cari M. Carpenter and Carolyn Sorisio masterfully assemble these exceptional and long-forgotten articles in a call for a deeper assessment and appreciation of Winnemucca Hopkins¿s stature as a Native American author, while also raising important questions about the nature of Native American literature and authorship.