Michael Snyder is assistant teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oklahoma.John Joseph Mathews (1894-1979) was the preeminent Osage author, naturalist, and historian of the twentieth century.

• Foreword by Russ Tall ChiefForeword by Harvey Payne Introduction by Michael SnyderPART I – SCENE SETTINGPART II – BIRDS OF THE OSAGEPART III – CULTURE AND POLITICSPART IV —ROMANCE OF THE OSAGEPART V—AFRICAN AMERICANSPART VI—AUTUMNPART VII – MAN IN NATUREPART VIII—OSAGE WOMEN AND OTHERSPART IX—CONSERVATIONPART X—CRITIQUE OF SETTLER COLONIALISM PART XI— MURDER

This monograph is an important contribution to the field of American Indian Studies because it brings attention to the writings of John Joseph Mathews. Alongside his fellow Indigenous intellectuals, McNickle and Deloria, all three represent the scholarly and literary achievements that create a deeper understanding of “tribalography,” and the collective experiences of Indigenous peoples can be traced through their writings.

Michael Snyder is assistant teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oklahoma.John Joseph Mathews (1894-1979) was the preeminent Osage author, naturalist, and historian of the twentieth century.

• Foreword by Russ Tall ChiefForeword by Harvey Payne Introduction by Michael SnyderPART I – SCENE SETTINGPART II – BIRDS OF THE OSAGEPART III – CULTURE AND POLITICSPART IV —ROMANCE OF THE OSAGEPART V—AFRICAN AMERICANSPART VI—AUTUMNPART VII – MAN IN NATUREPART VIII—OSAGE WOMEN AND OTHERSPART IX—CONSERVATIONPART X—CRITIQUE OF SETTLER COLONIALISM PART XI— MURDER

This monograph is an important contribution to the field of American Indian Studies because it brings attention to the writings of John Joseph Mathews. Alongside his fellow Indigenous intellectuals, McNickle and Deloria, all three represent the scholarly and literary achievements that create a deeper understanding of “tribalography,” and the collective experiences of Indigenous peoples can be traced through their writings.

Michael Snyder is assistant teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oklahoma.John Joseph Mathews (1894-1979) was the preeminent Osage author, naturalist, and historian of the twentieth century.

• Foreword by Russ Tall ChiefForeword by Harvey Payne Introduction by Michael SnyderPART I – SCENE SETTINGPART II – BIRDS OF THE OSAGEPART III – CULTURE AND POLITICSPART IV —ROMANCE OF THE OSAGEPART V—AFRICAN AMERICANSPART VI—AUTUMNPART VII – MAN IN NATUREPART VIII—OSAGE WOMEN AND OTHERSPART IX—CONSERVATIONPART X—CRITIQUE OF SETTLER COLONIALISM PART XI— MURDER

This monograph is an important contribution to the field of American Indian Studies because it brings attention to the writings of John Joseph Mathews. Alongside his fellow Indigenous intellectuals, McNickle and Deloria, all three represent the scholarly and literary achievements that create a deeper understanding of “tribalography,” and the collective experiences of Indigenous peoples can be traced through their writings.