Muscogee Daughter is the story of finding a Native American identity among the distractions and difficulties of American life and of discerning an identity among competing notions of what it is to be a woman, a Native American, and a citizen of the world. And she did at long last earn her Native American name.Ĭhronicling a quest to escape poverty and find meaning, Supernaw’s story is revealing, humorous, and deeply moving. Author: Susan Supernaw Publisher: U of Nebraska Press ISBN: 1496220366 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 280. Biography & Autobiography Muscogee Daughter.

Download full books in PDF and EPUB format. How American is Miss America For Susan Supernaw, a Muscogee (Creek) and Munsee Native American, the. Supernaw might not have won the Miss America pageant that year, but she did call attention to the Native peoples living largely invisible lives throughout their own American land. Access full book title Muscogee Daughter by Susan Supernaw. Muscogee Daughter by Susan Supernaw and Geary Hobson available in Hardcover on, also read synopsis and reviews. She became a presidential scholar, won a scholarship to college, and was crowned Miss Oklahoma in 1971. 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. Throughout a childhood clouded by poverty, alcoholism, abuse, and a physical disability, Supernaw sought escape in school and dance and the Native American Church. © Provided by Indian Country Today Susan Supernaw, Muscogee (Creek), was crowned Miss Oklahoma for 1971 and competed in the Miss America pageant. Muscogee daughter : my sojourn to the Miss America Pageant / As the first Native American to win the title of Miss Oklahoma, Supernaw earned the right to enter the Miss America pageant. Muscogee Daughter is the story of finding a Native American identity among the distractions and difficulties of American life and of discerning an identity among competing notions of what it is to be a woman, a Native American, and a citizen of the world.How American is Miss America? For Susan Supernaw, a Muscogee (Creek) and Munsee Native American, the question wasn’t just academic. In this spiritual and breathtaking Memoir Muscogee Daughter by Susan Supernaw, young Susie faced obstacles that many would never imagine overcoming. And she did at long last earn her Native American name.Ĭhronicling a quest to escape poverty and find meaning, Supernaw's story is revealing, humorous, and deeply moving.

Supernaw might not have won the Miss America pageant that year, but she did call attention to the Native peoples living largely invisible lives throughout their own American land. She became a presidential scholar, won a scholarship to college, and was crowned Miss Oklahoma in 1971. Muscogee daughter : my sojourn to the Miss America Pageant / Susan Supernaw foreword by Geary Hobson. Throughout a childhood clouded by poverty, alcoholism, abuse, and a physical disability, Supernaw sought escape in school and dance and the Native American Church.

How American is Miss America? For Susan Supernaw, a Muscogee (Creek) and Munsee Native American, the question wasn't just academic.