Muscogee daughter : my sojourn to the Miss America Pageant /
Supernaw, Susan, 1950-
Muscogee daughter : my sojourn to the Miss America Pageant / Susan Supernaw ; foreword by Geary Hobson. - Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2010. - 1 online resource (xxiv, 233 pages) : illustrations, genealogical table - American Indian lives . - American Indian lives. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Family genealogy -- Blessings inside a tipi -- Jimmy -- Bozo -- Horse crazy -- A new name -- Metamorphosis -- Sewer rats -- Beef noodle -- Susie Q -- Super Sue -- Tomorrow's leader -- Coming home -- Scorpio Sue -- Superstar Supernaw -- The barefoot queen -- The Indian queen -- Dancing feet -- Ellia Ponna.
As the first Native American to win the title of Miss Oklahoma, Supernaw earned the right to enter the Miss America pageant. Her story goes much deeper, delving into how she acquired the knowledge and love of her Native traditions, nurtured by mentors from her grandma who takes her to stomp dances to members of the Native American Church who recognize her talents, which shine despite the abusive household in which she was raised.
9780803234161 (electronic bk.) 0803234163 (electronic bk.) 128305096X 9781283050968
BAECB3AF-E963-4C32-AC41-3F73E32F833C OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com 22573/ctvzf6dss JSTOR
Supernaw, Susan, 1950-
Supernaw, Susan, 1950- --Childhood and youth.
Supernaw, Susan, 1950- --Family.
Supernaw, Susan, 1950- --Family.
Supernaw, Susan, 1950- --Childhood and youth.
Supernaw, Susan, 1950-
Supernaw, Susan, 1950-
Miss America Pageant--Biography.
Miss America Pageant.
Creek Indians--Oklahoma--Biography.
Munsee Indians--Oklahoma--Biography.
Indian women--Oklahoma--Biography.
Indians of North America--Ethnic identity--Case studies.
Indian scholars--United States--Biography.
Women scholars--United States--Biography.
Creek (Indiens)--Oklahoma--Biographies.
Munsee (Indiens)--Oklahoma--Biographies.
Indiennes d'Amérique--Oklahoma--Biographies.
Savants indiens d'Amérique--États-Unis--Biographies.
Savantes--États-Unis--Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Historical.
HISTORY--State & Local--General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Women.
Creek Indians.
Families.
Indian scholars.
Indian women.
Indians of North America--Ethnic identity.
Munsee Indians.
Women scholars.
Oklahoma.
United States.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Case studies.
E99.C9 / S86 2010eb
976.6004/97385
Muscogee daughter : my sojourn to the Miss America Pageant / Susan Supernaw ; foreword by Geary Hobson. - Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2010. - 1 online resource (xxiv, 233 pages) : illustrations, genealogical table - American Indian lives . - American Indian lives. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Family genealogy -- Blessings inside a tipi -- Jimmy -- Bozo -- Horse crazy -- A new name -- Metamorphosis -- Sewer rats -- Beef noodle -- Susie Q -- Super Sue -- Tomorrow's leader -- Coming home -- Scorpio Sue -- Superstar Supernaw -- The barefoot queen -- The Indian queen -- Dancing feet -- Ellia Ponna.
As the first Native American to win the title of Miss Oklahoma, Supernaw earned the right to enter the Miss America pageant. Her story goes much deeper, delving into how she acquired the knowledge and love of her Native traditions, nurtured by mentors from her grandma who takes her to stomp dances to members of the Native American Church who recognize her talents, which shine despite the abusive household in which she was raised.
9780803234161 (electronic bk.) 0803234163 (electronic bk.) 128305096X 9781283050968
BAECB3AF-E963-4C32-AC41-3F73E32F833C OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com 22573/ctvzf6dss JSTOR
Supernaw, Susan, 1950-
Supernaw, Susan, 1950- --Childhood and youth.
Supernaw, Susan, 1950- --Family.
Supernaw, Susan, 1950- --Family.
Supernaw, Susan, 1950- --Childhood and youth.
Supernaw, Susan, 1950-
Supernaw, Susan, 1950-
Miss America Pageant--Biography.
Miss America Pageant.
Creek Indians--Oklahoma--Biography.
Munsee Indians--Oklahoma--Biography.
Indian women--Oklahoma--Biography.
Indians of North America--Ethnic identity--Case studies.
Indian scholars--United States--Biography.
Women scholars--United States--Biography.
Creek (Indiens)--Oklahoma--Biographies.
Munsee (Indiens)--Oklahoma--Biographies.
Indiennes d'Amérique--Oklahoma--Biographies.
Savants indiens d'Amérique--États-Unis--Biographies.
Savantes--États-Unis--Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Historical.
HISTORY--State & Local--General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Women.
Creek Indians.
Families.
Indian scholars.
Indian women.
Indians of North America--Ethnic identity.
Munsee Indians.
Women scholars.
Oklahoma.
United States.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Case studies.
E99.C9 / S86 2010eb
976.6004/97385