Review by Choice Review
The title of this book is somewhat problematic and can be misinterpreted. What Graber (religious studies, Univ. of Texas, Austin) offers is a solid scholarly examination of Kiowa/colonist interaction from 1803 to 1903. She juxtaposes colonizing religious ideas such as being a friend to the Indian and Kiowa social and religious resilience. Graber offers Kiowa voices, history, and knowledge to counter indigenous perspectives often silenced in academic works. In the epilogue, she notes that the historical guise of friend to the Indian used in colonial quests for land and the assimilation of Native Americans still exists, as academic, religious, and political leaders continue to silence indigenous voices. Garber's book is valuable for the strength of its scholarship and for providing extensive definitions, Kiowa name references, bibliographical sources, and archival information that are difficult to access--information that will be valuable to future scholarship. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; general readers. --Lavonna Lea Lovern, Valdosta State University
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