Stories from Saddle Mountain : autobiographies of a Kiowa family / Henrietta Tongkeamha and Raymond Tongkeamha ; edited by Benjamin R. Kracht ; with Lisa LaBrada.
Henrietta Tongkeamha's memoirs -- Overview -- Editing -- "This Is the Story of My Life" -- Raymond Tongkeamha's memoirs -- Overview -- Editing -- May 2018 narrative -- June 2019 narrative -- November 2019 narrative -- December 2019 narrative.
Summary:
"Stories from Saddle Mountain recounts family stories that connected the Tongkeamhas, a Kiowa family, to the Saddle Mountain community for more than a century. Henrietta Apayyat (1912-93) grew up and married near Saddle Mountain, where she and her husband raised five sons and five daughters. She began penning her memoirs in 1968, including accounts about a Peyote meeting, revivals and Christmas encampments at Saddle Mountain Church, subsistence activities, and attending boarding schools and public schools. When not in school, Henrietta spent much of her childhood and adolescence close to home, working and occasionally traveling to neighboring towns with her grandparents, whereas her son Raymond Tongkeamha left frequently and wandered farther. Both experienced the transformation from having no indoor plumbing or electricity to having radios, televisions, and JCPenney. Together, their autobiographies illuminate dynamic changes and steadfast traditions in twentieth-century Kiowa life in the Saddle Mountain countryside. "-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.