Description:
After statehood, the lighthorse fell into disuse, but the organizations resurged in the 1970s. Today, lighthorse officers drive modern patrol cars to protect their communities. In its exploration of law and order from an Indigenous perspective, The Lighthorse Police tells a broader story about sovereignty and violence, Indigenous justice and white justice, and the camaraderie and pride shared by law enforcers across time.
Brief description: Donald L. Fixico (Muscogee, Seminole, Shawnee, and Sac and Fox enrolled) is Regents and Distinguished Foundation Professor of History at Arizona State University. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including Call for Change: The Medicine Way of American Indian History, Ethos, and Reality and Chitto Harjo: Native Patriotism and the Medicine Way.
Review Quotes: "The Lighthorse Police vividly illustrates attempts by the Five Tribes to bring "law and order" to Indian Territory, a region awash with lawlessness and beset by contesting sovereignties. Any reader interested in the history of Oklahoma will welcome this book."--R. David Edmunds, author of Voices in the Drum: Narratives from the Native American Past