Indigenous peoples / Indigeneity Books

Book SynopsisThe life of William Apess (1789--1839), a Pequot Indian, Methodist preacher, and widely celebrated writer, provides a lens through which to comprehend the complex dynamics of indigenous survival and resistance in the era of America's early nationhood. Apess's life intersects with multiple aspects of indigenous identity and existence in this period, including indentured servitude, slavery, service in the armed forces, syncretic engagements with Christian spirituality, and Native struggles for political and cultural autonomy. Even more, Apess offers a powerful and provocative voice for the persistence of Native presence in a time and place that was long supposed to have settled its ""Indian question"" in favor of extinction.Through meticulous archival research, close readings of Apess's key works, and informed and imaginative speculation about his largely enigmatic life, Drew Lopenzina provides a vivid portrait of this singular Native American figure. This new biography will sit alongside Apess's own writing as vital reading for those interested in early America and indigeneity.

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Book SynopsisFor many generations, the Nahuas of Mexico maintained their tradition of the xiuhpohualli (SHOO-po-wa-lee), or year counts, telling and performing their history around communal firesides so that the memory of it would not be lost. When the Spaniards came, young Nahuas took the Roman letters taught them by the friars and used the new alphabet to record historical performances by elders. These written texts were carefully preserved and even expanded upon for over a century. The annals, as they have often been called, were written not only by Indians but also for Indians, without regard to European interests. As such they are rare and inordinately valuable texts. But they have also been difficult for recent generations to understand. They have often been assumed to be both largely anonymous and at least partially inscrutable to modern ears. Now Nahuatl scholar Camilla Townsend, by dint of careful research, has been able to deduce authorship in the case of most of the texts, allowing her tTrade ReviewTownsend is an elegant writer, her book a pleasure to read. It covers much ground geographically and chronologically. The analysis of authorship and patterns of expression within this genre alone makes the book worthwhile for Mesoamerican specialists. * Susan Kellogg, Journal of World History *[A] masterly anthology ... Highly recommended. * CHOICE *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Glossary Introduction Chapter One: Old Stories in New Letters (1520s-1550s) Chapter Two: Becoming Conquered (the 1560s) Chapter Three: Forging Friendship with Franciscans (1560s-1580s) Chapter Four: The Riches of Twilight (c. 1600) Chapter Five: Renaissance in the East (the 17th century) Epilogue: Postscript from a Golden Age Appendices The Texts in Nahuatl Historia Tolteca Chichimeca Annals of Tlatelolco Annals of Juan Bautista Annals of Tecamachalco Annals of Cuauhtitlan Chimalpahin, Seventh Relation Don Juan Bautista Buenaventura Zapata y Mendoza Annals of Puebla Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTells the story of one of the most influential - and controversial - American Indian activists of the twentieth century. Tadeusz Lewandowski offers the first full-scale biography of the woman whose passionate commitment to improving the lives of her people propelled her to the forefront of Progressive-era reform movements.Trade ReviewIn this definitive biography, Tadeusz Lewandowski carefully chronicles the challenges that Gertrude Simmons Bonnin (Zitkala-Ša), her Dakota Nation, and many Native Americans endured during her lifetime. Red Bird, Red Power is a must-read for those interested in this remarkable woman and the history of Native and non-Native relations during the first half of the twentieth century."" - A. LaVonne Brown Ruoff, author of American Indian Literatures: An Introduction, Bibliographic Review, and Selected Bibliography""Red Bird, Red Power offers a complex portrait of a woman whose tenacious commitment to Native peoples produced unsettling alliances and political stances. Detailing the missing, misunderstood, and lesser-known periods of Gertrude Bonnin's life of advocacy and activism, Tadeusz Lewandowski provides an engrossing account of how she and a cohort of Native and non-Native people challenged and worked to change federal Indian policies in the first decades of the twentieth century. This book asks us to heed more fully the efforts of Native activists negotiating a difficult yet pivotal period of Indigenous political formation."" - Susan Bernardin, coauthor of Trading Gazes: Euro-American Women Photographers and Native North Americans, 1880 - 1940

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Book SynopsisTaking in the full historical sweep of African Americans among the Creeks, from the sixteenth century through Oklahoma statehood, Gary Zellar unfolds a narrative history of the many contributions these people made to Creek history.

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Book SynopsisTells the story of the Cayuse people, from their early years through the nineteenth century, when the tribe was forced to move to a reservation. First published in 1972, this expanded edition is published in commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the treaty between the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla Confederated Tribes and the US government.

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Book SynopsisAmerican Indian reservation planning is one of the most challenging and poorly understood specializations within the American planning profession. In Planning the American Indian Reservation, Zaferatos presents a holistic and practical approach to explaining the practice of Native American planning.Trade ReviewThe book is divided into four parts. Each part provides rich information related to thinking and planning in Native communities. . . . A good read for students and faculty in planning, politicians, and other stakeholders." - Journal of American Indian Higher Education"Zaferatos discusses the complex conditions under which tribal governments operate but also provides readers with tangible ways in whichtribes can better develop economically by delving into the obstacles and the opportunities that tribal governments face today. In doing so, he also advances the idea that strategic planning and development can foster even greater political gains than activism alone. This is a must read for both students and practitioners. Essential." - Choice

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Book SynopsisMany states and international organizations have put in place institutional mechanisms to include Indigenous representatives in international policy-making, law-making and decision-making processes. This book maps these developments, and explains how they are grounded in the international law of self-determination and customary international law.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Participation in international governance and the logic of self-determination; 2. Finding support for indigenous peoples' participation in the sources of international Law; 3. The proliferation of indigenous peoples' participation, 1982-2007; 4. Emerging legal status? Participation of indigenous peoples, 2007-2022; 5. Conclusion: new epoch, old stones; Bibliography; International documents; Index.

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