Don C. Talayesva
Don Chuka Talayesva (1890–1985)[1][2] was a Hopi who is noted for his autobiography, written in conjunction with Yale University anthropologist Leo Simmons, describing his life until 1940.[3] Talayesva was born with the name Chuka in Old Oraibi, Arizona, and grew up until the age of ten in a traditional Hopi manner, but then spent ten years largely in white culture before making a full return to the Hopi way. It has been suggested that Simmons method of interviewing may have led Talayesva to reveal more than he entirely felt comfortable doing and this aspect has been an element of discussion concerning him.[4] In the field of anthropology he was referred to as "the most documented man".[1]
Bibliography
- Don C. Talayeva, Sun Chief: The Autobiography of a Hopi Indian, The Lamar Series in Western History (Book 8), Yale University Press, September 10, 1963. ISBN 978-0300002270
References
- ^ a b Rebecca Lemov, "Anthropology’s Most Documented Man, Ca. 1947: A Prefiguration of Big Data from the Big Social Science Era," Osiris 32 (2017): 21-42. doi:10.1086/694171
- ^ Description with the second edition of his autobiography at Yale University Press
- ^ "Native American Authors Project". Archived from the original on 2007-12-18. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ American Indian Autobiography. - book reviews MELUS, Fall, 1995 by Pauline G. Woodward
