Book Discussion with Author L.A. Starks

1900 Northwest Expressway,Oklahoma City OK 73118

24 April, 2021

Description

Learn more about the Tulsa Massacre of 1921 and the deep culture of 28 federally-recognized Native American/First Nations tribes of OK. L.A. Starks’ Oklahoman background plays a key role in the second of the Lynn Dayton thriller series. STRIKE PRICE is set in northern and eastern Oklahoma in Tahlequah, Tulsa, Osage County, and Ponca City. It won a Texas Authors’ first place award for best mystery/thriller. Starks will describe Tulsa in the 1920's so that readers have a wider lens on what was going on in the world in the 1920's and how that shaped attitudes and overall culture in the city. Laura grew up in Ponca City, just 90 miles northwest of Tulsa. During her research, she learned about many events never covered in her required Oklahoma history class years ago, the most significant absence of which was the Tulsa massacre of 1921. Four tribes mentioned in Strike Price, are Cherokee Nation, the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, the Osage Tribe and the Ponca Tribe. Laura will expand the discussion of Cherokee, Ponca and other Oklahoma tribes, including their "agency" (or self-determination/strength) and enterprises, as seen, for example, in the $1 billion+ budget of the Cherokee nation and, also for example, how tribal enterprises tie in with Oklahoma's oil & gasoline business (CTS gas stations, Osage royalties, etc.) Through her research she also became more aware of the deep culture of the Cherokee and some of the other 28 federally-recognized Native American/First Nations tribes of Oklahoma , including learning about (and applying) the Cherokee syllabary. Meet L.A. Starks at Full Circle Bookstore on Saturday, April 24th at 3 pm.