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14 THE SEAHAWK/DCTDBER 1 2, 2000 Removed Indians subject of La Vere’s new book Sarah van Schagen Staff Writer E>r. David La Vere has recently published his third boo^ ‘‘Contmry Neighbors, South ern Plains and Removed Indians in Indian Territory. ” La Vere is an associate professcff of history and has taught at UNCW for al- nxKt eight years. The book is about Indian relations in the nineteenth century between Southeastern Indians, who were removed to Indian Terri tory, and Southern Plains Indians, who claimed the area as their owil The South eastern Indians, composed of Choctaws, Creeks, Chickasaws, and Semiixjles, were fanners. Their lifestyle conflicted with the already existing huntei/gathercr culture of the Southem Plains Indians, which consisted of Crananches, Kiowas, Wichitas, and Osages. The Removed Indians tried to “civilize” the Plains IiKlians with councils and trade in an effort to minimize their raids. Howevw, the Plains Indians, whose culture was centered on the buffalo, did not want to change their own traditicms and were not interested in farming. “No one has covered this material about the farmers mixing with the huntei/galher- ers, until this book,” La Vere said. This has beccHne an impcxtant topic be cause of La Vere’s book, atxl there will be a panel with the same title at an upcoming con vention. The international meeting of the American Society forEthno-History will take File Pftoto/ The Seahawk Dr. David La Vere place in Lcndon, Ontario and Canada in mid- October. La Vere plans to attend and help to facilitate the panel. ‘Tve done something original and con tributed to the body of knowledge,” La Vere said. La Vere has published two other books, “The Caddo Chieftains" and “Life Among the Texas Indians." His interest in this area actually began with French Colonial history, especially dealing with his home state of Louisiana, but as La Vere realized how much the FreiKh colonists depended upon the In dians, he became quite interested. ‘The mc*B I saw about the Indians, the TOOK I gravitated towards it,” La Vere said. La Vere will sign copies of his book at Barnes and Noble on Nov. 14. The signing is fiee and open to the public. BFA degree now available Tania Urbinati Staff Writer A new Bachelor of Fine Arts [BFA] de gree in creative writing has been introduced this year, providing new opportunities for as piring authoR. The program was approved by the Board of OovomoR and will tegin in fall 2001; a minor in creative writing will also be offered. According to Lavonne Adams, a lec turer in the department of creative writing, the program is dreigned to provide students with a liberal arts and cultural background that will enable students to excel in the professional worid of wnting, “(The undergraduates) are not afraid to take risks in their writing and are. ftirhterrtKifc. highly rtx)tivated. It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to teach in a classroom like that” Adans said The BFA degree is intended to create new insights and ambition for writers. Students have the opportunity to explore a wide variety of fields like history, popular science and the arts, and iiKxxporate it into their writing, “We want to offer students an atmosphere in which they can prepare themselves profes sionally while being encouraged to ask the important questions about who they are and how thev will choose to live their individual lives,” said Mark Cox, chair of the creative writing department Adams said that the degree conlains the essentials of a successful program, including a time-honored tradition in writing for other areas of fine arts. It is highly favot^ and im portant for aspiring writers to receive a well- rounded and influential experience from their studies before entering into their new profes- sicm. Andrea Barret, author of “Ship Fever.” a collection of short stories, won National Book award for her collection arxl irKorporated the world of science in most of her works. Barret is a prime example of the objective for new “hopes” of the BFA program, which it strives to achieve. Creative writers and undergraduates inter ested in the program and enrolling in the BFA program must submit a portfolio fw review by faculty, prior to acceptance. Students must comptete 51 credit hours of course wale, along with 15 hours of courses from the from vari ous departments. A student must complete 124 credit hours to graduate with the degree. For further questions or details conceining the pro gram. contact Mark Cox at 910-962-7063 or Lavonne Adams, CoorxJinator of Undergradu ate Advising, in room 134. 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