Browsing OU - Theses by Subject "Native American"
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General survey of Native American participation in the Vietnam War
(2023-12-15)Native American participation during the Vietnam War is a subject woefully understudied, as whole, with a majority of the historiography consisting of one man’s work. This general survey of Native American/Indian/Indigenous ... -
Landscape of Hope and Dispossession: Visions for the Future in the Cookson Hills, 1934–1949
(2021-05-14)This thesis examines a little-studied moment in Oklahoma’s environmental and Indigenous history: the era of the New Deal, Second World War, and early days of the Cold War. From the 1930s to the late 1940s, as Oklahoma ... -
Native American Hegemonic Struggle and Problematizations: Exploring the Connections between Tribal Socioeconomic Disparities and Differences in Power and Place within Capitalist Society
(2020-05-08)While Native Americans collectively fall among the most socioeconomically marginalized groups in American society, disparities in resources and wealth among different tribes are more substantial than often assumed, and a ... -
Not My Mascot: Prejudice and Native American Mascots on Stereotype Activation and Attitudes Towards Native Americans
(2018)There is an ongoing controversy based on the possible negative outcomes of using Native American mascots as symbols for sport teams. The present research examines the effect of using Native American (NA) sports mascots on ... -
Sounds of Native Oklahoma: The Significance of Fred Cardin, Jack F. Kilpatrick, and Tessie Mobley for the Musical Culture of America
(2021-05-14)By showcasing three biographies of notable twentieth-century Native American musicians, this project provides a cultural context for debating issues of inclusion in the development of American classical music life. The ... -
The Transformation of Biological Research and Science in Native American Communities
(2019-05-10)Native Americans suffer from drastically higher rates of health disparities than other minorities and have been the subjects of research and colonial classifications for decades. Because of a variety of factors have acted ... -
WAYS OF KNOWING: JEWELRY OF THE NAVAJO, ZUNI, AND HOPI
(2020-05)This research examines the introduction of Southwestern Native American jewelry as an art form in the Navajo, Zuni and Hopi cultures in conjunction with developing sociographic variables, supporting cultural survivance ... -
“THE WORLD AT OUR DOOR” SCOTTISH AND IRISH SETTLERS AMONG MUSCOGEE (CREEKS) AND OTHER SOUTHEAST TRIBES, 1700 - 1830
(2019-05)By the time of the American Revolution, the colonial shores of the Atlantic had welcomed more than 250,000 Scottish and Irish immigrants to its harbors. With centuries of both war and subjugation in their blood, these ...