Books by Karl H. Schlesier

Karl Heinz Schlesier was born in Dusseldorf, Germany on July 31, 1927. Following the experiences in this memoir, he attended Bonn University studying anthropology and art history. His Ph.D. described the art of the pre-Inca Nazca of Peru. A post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Chicago in 1958 introduced him to Sol Tax and action anthropology. Action anthropology was designed to benefit host populations. Schlesier began working with the Cheyenne in Oklahoma in 1968. Ever since, he has supported Cheyenne traditional leadership in their struggle to retain important features of their ancient culture and adapt them to the realities of the present and future. The author is best known for his work with and writings about American Indians. Of his eight books, six deal with Indian issues, as do most of his many articles in the scholarly journals of eleven countries. His books include the award winning novels Trail of the Red Butterfly and Aurora Crossing, as well as Josanie's War and Plains Indians, A.D.500-1500. Schlesier served as a Jury Member on the Fourth Russell Tribunal, ""The Rights of the Indians of the Americas,"" Rotterdam, 1980, and twice as expert witness on Cheyenne cases in Federal Court in Oklahoma City.