Marie Mason Potts: The Lettered Life of a California Indian Activist

by Terri A. Castaneda and CASTANEDA

Book Overview

Born in the northern region of the Sierra Nevada mountains, Marie Mason Potts (1895-1978), a Mountain Maidu woman, became one of the most influential California Indian activists of her generation. In this illuminating book, Terri A. Castaneda explores Potts's rich life story, from her formative years in off-reservation boarding schools, through marriage and motherhood, and into national spheres of Native American politics and cultural revitalization.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806185155
• ISBN13: 9780806185156
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"