Acknowledgments

There are many people who have made this book a reality. We want to specifically thank four people: Paula's mother, Dr. Esther Mintz, who has supported and encouraged us; the late Ms. Sarah Erwin, former Historical Curator of The Gilcrease Museum; Dr. Daniel Swan, Head Curator at The Gilcrease Museum; and Mr. Sidney Huttner, formerly Curator of Special Collections at the University of Tulsa.

We, also, want to thank all those individuals at the Gilcrease Museum who have made it so accessible for us and to those at the University of Tulsa who have helped by opening their doors to us.

In addition, we would, also, like to thank former Cherokee Chief Wilma Mankiller for placing faith in our project in its initial phase as well as Cesare Marino of the Smithsonian Institution for encouraging us to open this "Pandora's Box". Little did we know when we started to "dress" our Indians how complicated a project we had undertaken.