"[Jackson's] considerable sensitivity to his cultural consultants and winsome writing style make this book a standout among ethnological works... This book makes a valuable contribution to literature about tribes originating in the southeastern US, and is even more valuable as a model of commitment to the ethical exploration and documentation of intimate ceremonial identity."-Choice Choice "Useful as a primer on the Yuchi. I am certain students and researchers alike will benefit from consulting this book."-Joe Watkins, Journal of Anthropological Research -- Joe Watkins Journal of Anthropological Research "Yuchi Ceremonial Life is first-rate ethnography... Its analysis of ceremonial life allows the Yuchi people to emerge as a distinct and vibrant community, an importance that has historical and political ramifications... It will undoubtedly contribute to the ongoing attempt by Yuchis themselves to create a written record of their lives."-Andrew K. Frank, Indigenous Nations Studies Journal -- Andrew K. Frank Indigenous Nations Studies Journal "One may now consider the outstanding scholarship of Jason Baird Jackson in Yuchi Ceremonial Life. His research and interaction with surviving Yuchis, in Oklahoma, has revealed them and their unique culture, finally, to all-thus ripping the veil that has hidden them... To read Yuchi Ceremonial Life is to discover how little one knows about life, the past, and thousands of faceless peoples who were here in advance of the Euro-Americans. In short, this is a wonderful, perceptive study for those with interests in native history, ethnography, anthropology, and Americana."-The Chronicles of Oklahoma The Chronicles of Oklahoma The writing is pleasantly fluent. The author includes many texts of oratory and commentary. The illustrations, maps and tables are useful as are the two brief appendixes. The encouraging implicit message of this book is that extensive cultural change does not necessarily entail the extinction of ethnographic interest."-R. H. Barnes, Anthropos -- R. H. Barnes Anthropos