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Discuss “Professor receives grant to research book”

The bad news is that associate history professor Scott Sandage will be on sabbatical next year. The good news is that he’ll be spending the time doing research for a new book, thanks to a $40,000 grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH).

The book, [ITAL]Half-Breed Creek: A Tall Tale of Race on the Frontier, 1804–1941[ITAL], will explore the cultural history of mixed-race identity. The money will finance visits to archives and other historical sites that relate to his research.

Sandage’s project is centered on a little-known “half-breed” Native American reservation in southeast Nebraska in the 19th and 20th centuries.

“It is a fascinating family saga. Because of the inherent interest in a story of generations of...

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Comment 1. Byron Johnston
Mar 07, 2007 at 11:17 AM

I am the grandson of Jobe Barada, a direct descendant of Antoine Barada and will help in any research possible.

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