Clyde Ellis, associate professor of history, gave two public lectures as the inaugural speaker at the University of Oklahoma’s 2005-2006 Southern Plains Lecture series.
Ellis is one of three leading scholars to participate in the lecture series this year. His first talk was titled “‘Tipis, Council Fires, and Indians Galore’: The Early History of the Indian Hobbyist Movement in the United States.” The lecture comes from research for his next book, which Elon has provided generous funding for.
His second lecture was titled, “‘Enormous Crowds Attracted by the War Dances’: Craterville Park, The American Indian Exposition, and the Beginnings of Southern Plains Powwow Culture.” The lecture was drawn from his recently published book, “A Dancing People: Powwow Culture on the Southern Plains.”