Dispatches from the Fort Apache Scout by Lori Davisson

''For those of us who were privileged to know her as a friend and colleague, Lori Davisson epitomized a generosity of spirit and selfless devotion to the historian's craft that transcended cultural barriers. Parezo, co-author of Paths of Life: American Indians of the Southwest and Northern Mexico Sweeney, author of From Cochise to Geronimo: The Chiricahua Apaches, 1874–1886 These articles, based on primary source material, fill a much-needed void concerning the relationships between the Americans and Western Apaches.'' ''Lori Davisson and Edgar Perry are regarded as two of the foremost historians of the Western Apaches.

Janet Cantley, Curator at the Phoenix Heard Museum ''An in-depth regional history and thorough look at Ndee early contacts with Spanish, Mexican, and American outsiders.'' Ronnie Lupe, Chairman, White Mountain Apache Tribe It shows how Fort Apache became the gateway through which the non-Indians marched into our lives and changed them forever. ''Grounded in some of our old people's memories and what some of the first visitors to our land wrote down, this book is worth reading. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.

Pursuing the same goal, Welch's edited book of the dispatches stakes out common ground for understanding the earliest relations between the groups contesting Southwest lands, powerfully illustrating how, as elder Cline Griggs, Sr., writes in the prologue, ''the past is present.''ĭispatches from the Fort Apache Scout is both a tribute to and continuation of Davisson's and her colleagues' work to share the broad outlines and unique details of the early history of Ndee and Ndee lands.

The articles were the result of the dogged work of journalist, librarian, and historian Lori Davisson along with Edgar Perry, a charismatic leader of White Mountain Apache culture and history programs, and his staff who prepared these summaries of historical information for the local readership of the Scout.ĭavisson helped to pioneer a mutually beneficial partnership with the White Mountain Apache Tribe. Along the way, rich descriptions of Ndee ties to the land, subsistance, leadership, and values emerge. This twenty-eight-part series of articles shared Western Apache culture and history through 1881 and the Battle of Cibecue, emphasizing early encounters with Spanish, Mexican, and American outsiders. The book showcases and annotates dispatches published between June 1973 and October 1977, in the tribe's Fort Apache Scout newspaper.

Dispatches from the Fort Apache Scout is the latest outcome of that ongoing commitment. Underneath it all was a group of people dedicated to this important goal. In the 1970s, the White Mountain Apache Tribe and the Arizona Historical Society began working together on a series of innovative projects aimed at preserving, perpetuating, and sharing Apache history.

Dispatches from the Fort Apache Scout by Lori Davisson