Raven Hail Explained

Raven Hail was a member of the Cherokee Nation known for her writings on Cherokee culture.

Early life

Hail was born in 1921 in Washington County, Oklahoma, a member of the Cherokee Nation.[1] In her early life, Hail lived with her mother on designated Cherokee grounds in Welch, Oklahoma.[2]   She attended West Anthracite and Prairie Center elementary schools before attending Oklahoma State University and Southern Methodist University.[3] [4]

While in Texas, Hail worked as a bookkeeper and secretary. She unsuccessfully[5] campaigned for the Texas legislature in 1972.[6] [7] She established the American Indian Theater in Dallas, Texas in 1963; the group toured Dallas and presented examples of Indian arts.[8] Hail was a singer whose songs are preserved on an album called The Raven Sings. She was also a writer of plays such as The Raven and the Redbird,[9] a newsletter called The Raven Speaks that was published from 1968 until 1972,[10] and books on foods associated with Cherokee culture.[11] [12] Hale owned a bookstore called Ravenscove and led traditional instructions on Cherokee beadwork, basketry, singing, dancing, and folklore, preserving Native culture.[13]

In 1997 Hail was living in Mesa, Arizona, and spending her time writing about Cherokee culture.[14] She then moved to North Carolina.

Hail died in 2005.[15] [16]

Selected publications

Awards and honors

Hail's poem "Magic Song of the Little People" won best poem in a native language award from the Southwest Association of Indian Arts in 1995.[18]

External links

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Book: Native American Women . 2003-12-16 . Routledge . 978-1-135-95587-8 . Bataille . Gretchen M. . 0 . 99–100 . en . 10.4324/9780203801048 . Lisa . Laurie.
  2. Book: Birchfield, D. L. . The encyclopedia of North American Indians . 1997 . New York . Marshall Cavendish . 978-0-7614-0227-5 . 283.
  3. Book: Public Forum Before the Committee on Urban Indians in Dallas: Texas of the National Council on Indian Opportunity, February 13-14, 1969 . 1969 . National Council on Indian Opportunity (U.S.) . en.
  4. Book: Conley, Robert J. . A Cherokee Encyclopedia . 2007-12-16 . UNM Press . 978-0-8263-3953-9 . en.
  5. Book: Blansett . Kent . Indian Cities: Histories of Indigenous Urbanization . Cahill . Cathleen D. . Needham . Andrew . 2022-02-17 . University of Oklahoma Press . 978-0-8061-9049-5 . 238 . en.
  6. News: 1972-03-14 . GOP women enjoy tenth . 2024-04-19 . Irving Daily News . 2.
  7. News: 1972-04-17 . Raven Hail tries harder for post . 2024-04-19 . Irving Daily News . 1.
  8. News: 1965-03-31 . TWU regional children's theater conference . 2024-04-19 . The Courier-Gazette . 7.
  9. News: 1969-12-18 . Mission School Yule Program to be Saturday . 2024-04-19 . Stilwell Democrat-Journal . 7.
  10. 2000-01-05 . Raven Hail: Baker & Taylor Author Biographies . Baker & Taylor Author Biographies . 1.
  11. Book: Anderson, Owanah . Ohoyo One Thousand: A Resource Guide of American Indian/Alaska Native Women, 1982 . 1982 . Women's Educational Equity Act, U.S. Department of Education . 49 . en.
  12. Book: Native American women : a biographical dictionary . 1993 . New York . Garland . 978-0-8240-5267-6 . 99–100.
  13. News: Neal . Dale . 1 February 2000 . 'WE ARE A SPIRITUAL PEOPLE' . Asheville Citizen - Times; Asheville, N.C.. . A1 . Proquest.
  14. News: 1997-09-05 . Nothing impromptu about new troupe . 2024-04-19 . Arizona Republic . 147.
  15. Web site: Raven Hail . 2024-04-19 . Simon & Schuster . en.
  16. Web site: October 17 '05-Special- Raven Hail Obituary . 2024-04-19 . www.snowwowl.com.
  17. Review of Cherokee Sacred Calendar
  18. Webb . C Anne . March 1995 . Native American poetry . English Journal, High School Edition; Urbana . 84 . 3 . 94 . Proquest.

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