For decades, most American Indians have lived in cities, not on reservations or in rural areas. Still, scholars, policymakers, and popular culture often regard Indians first as reservation peoples, living apart from non-Native Americans. In this book, Nic
For the historian and general reader alike, this volume speaks to broad themes of American cultural history, Native American history, and the history of the American West.
... Indian dream lie? What. many. Indians. Here we can only wonder, for the negotiations that will answer the question are in their earliest stages, taking place in one living room, one factory, one school at a time. But there does appear to ...
In an illuminating book, Paul C. Rosier traces how Indians defined democracy, citizenship, and patriotism in both domestic and international contexts.
This book breaks new ground by bringing together multidisciplinary approaches to examine contemporary Indian Ocean worlds.
Examines the Native American experience during the American Revolution.
In addition, she places these works in the framework of U.S. and Canadian Indian law and policy. Her charting of women’s struggles to define themselves and their communities reveals the significant power in all of our stories.
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After winning an eight year legal battle, here is the controversial book that powerfully sheds new light on the plight of Native Americans. Matthiessen's urgent accounts and absorbing journalistic details...
Whether or not one agrees with her solutions, anyone seriously concerned with contemporary American Indian issues should read this book."—Garrick Bailey, editor of The Osage and the Invisible World "Real Indians is a remarkably candid, ...
Tribal Television: Viewing Native People in Sitcoms