978-1-58838-079-1
1-58838-079-3
$19.95 paperback
6" x 9"
224 pages black-and-white photographs, bibliography, index
NewSouth Books
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They Say the Wind Is Red is
the moving story of the Choctaw Indians who managed to stay behind when
their tribe was relocated in the 1830s. Throughout the 1800s and 1900s,
they had to resist the efforts of unscrupulous government agents to
steal their land and resources. But they always maintained their Indian
communities—even when government census takers listed them as black or
mulatto, if they listed them at all. A moving saga of the southwest
Alabama Choctaw Indians, They Say the Wind Is Red chronicles a
history of pride, endurance, and persistence, in the face of the
abhorrent conditions imposed upon the Choctaw by the U.S. government.
This revised edition includes a
resource guide for southeastern Indian genealogy.
about the author
Jacqueline Matte holds master's degrees in History and Education
from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a B.S. from Samford
University. She is the author of The History of Washington
County, Alabama and the co-author of Seeing Historic Alabama.
Ms. Matte testified as an expert witness before the Senate Committee on
Indian Affairs hearings for federal recognition of the Alabama
Choctaw. She lives in Birmingham.
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