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Book SynopsisThis unique reader presents a broad approach to the study of American Indians through the voices and viewpoints of the Native Peoples themselves. Multi-disciplinary and hemispheric in approach, it draws on ethnography, biography, journalism, art, and poetry to familiarize students with the historical and present day experiences of native peoples and nations throughout North and South Americaall with a focus on themes and issues that are crucial within Indian Country today. For courses in Introduction to American Indians in departments of Native American Studies/American Indian Studies, Anthropology, American Studies, Sociology, History, Women''s Studies.
Table of ContentsPART I: Peoples and Nations: Following in the Footsteps of the Ancestors 1
William Stafford, HEARING THE SONG 2
Introduction 2
1 Bruce E. Johansen, DEDICATION: ON THE PASSING OF VINE DELORIA, JR. 10
2 Duane Champagne, THE RISE AND FALL OF NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES IN THE UNITED STATES 16
Map of North American Tribes 26
Map of South American Tribes 27
3 Hilary N. Weaver, INDIGENOUS IDENTITY: WHAT IS IT, AND WHO REALLY HAS IT? 28
Tom Holm, PEOPLEHOOD MATRIX 35
4 Steve Talbot, FIRST NATIONS: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF CANADA 36
Carl Waldman, Map of Nunavut and Basic Facts 41
5 R. David Edmunds, NATIVE PEOPLES OF MEXICO 42
NATIVE AMERICAN DEMOGRAPHICS–UNITED STATES, 2008 45
Susan Lobo, THE U.S. CENSUS AS “STATISTICAL GENOCIDE” 48
PART REVIEW 48
PART II: The Hidden Heritage 51
Joy Harjo, THE HIDDEN HERITAGE 52
Introduction 52
William Oandasan, BLACK BEARS 55
1 Darryl Babe Wilson, MIS MISA: THE POWER WITHIN AKOO-YET THAT PROTECTS THE WORLD 56
Luci Tapahonso, THE BEGINNING WAS MIST 62
2 Donald A. Grinde, Jr., and Bruce E. Johansen, PERCEPTIONS OF AMERICA’S NATIVE DEMOCRACIES 62
John Mohawk, ORIGINS OF IROQUOIS POLITICAL THOUGHT 70
3 Michael Kearney and Stefano Varese, LATIN AMERICA’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES:
CHANGING IDENTITIES AND FORMS OF RESISTANCE 71
4 Alexander Ewen, MEXICO: THE CRISIS OF IDENTITY 81
Jim Adams, JIM THORPE: THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON 88
5 Richard Littlebear, JUST SPEAK YOUR LANGUAGE: HENA’HAANEHE 90
PART REVIEW 92
PART III: The American Indian Story (History) 94
WithOut Reservation (WOR), WAS HE A FOOL? 95
Introduction 96
1 Steven Newcomb, FIVE HUNDRED YEARS OF INJUSTICE: THE LEGACY OF FIFTEENTH CENTURY RELIGIOUS PREJUDICE 101
2 David E. Wilkins, A HISTORY OF FEDERAL INDIAN POLICY 104
3 Mario Gonzalez, THE BLACK HILLS: THE SACRED LAND OF THE LAKOTA AND TSISTSISTAS 113
4 Poka Laenui, THE REDISCOVERY OF HAWAIIAN SOVEREIGNTY 120
5 Eileen M. Luna-Firebaugh, THE BORDER CROSSED US: BORDER CROSSING ISSUES OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE AMERICAS 128
6 Steve Talbot, GENOCIDE OF CALIFORNIA INDIANS 140
TOYPURINA: A LEADER OF HER PEOPLE 144
Rupert Costo and Jeannette Henry Costo, THE CRIME OF GENOCIDE: A UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AIMED
AT PREVENTING DESTRUCTION OF GROUPS AND AT PUNISHING THOSE RESPONSIBLE 145
MAPS: EUROPEAN COLONIAL IMPACT ON NATIVE LANDS: 1682 AND 1783 148
PART REVIEW 149
PART IV: “The Only good Indian . . .”: Racism,
Stereotypes, and Discrimination 151
Parris Butler, INCANTATION TO DISPEL NEW AGE DOGMA 152
Introduction 152
1 Rayna Green, THE POCAHONTAS PERPLEX: THE IMAGE OF INDIAN WOMEN IN AMERICAN CULTURE 159
2 Luana Ross, PUNISHING INSTITUTIONS: THE STORY OF CATHERINE (CEDAR WOMAN) 165
Tim Giago, INDIAN-NAMED MASCOTS: AN ASSAULT ON SELF-ESTEEM 172
Shannon Prince, WE’RE IMITATING THE ENEMY 174
3 Sally J. Torpy, NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN AND COERCED STERILIZATION: ON THE TRAILS OF TEARS IN THE 1970s 175
Amnesty International, MAZE OF INJUSTICE: THE FAILURE TO PROTECT INDIGENOUS WOMEN
FROM SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE USA 184
4 James Riding In, Cal Seciwa, Suzan Harjo, and Walter Echo-Hawk, PROTECTING NATIVE AMERICAN HUMAN REMAINS, BURIAL GROUNDS, AND SACRED PLACES 185
5 Elizabeth Cook-Lynn, NEW INDIANS, OLD WARS 194
Steve Talbot, FREE LEONARD PELTIER 198
PART REVIEW 199
PART V: Native Representations: Media and the Arts 201
Introduction 202
1 Theresa Harlan, CREATING A VISUAL HISTORY: A QUESTION OF OWNERSHIP 206
2 Emory Sekaquaptewa, ONE MORE SMILE FOR A HOPI CLOWN 211
3 Traci L. Morris, BUT IS IT AMERICAN INDIAN ART? 214
4 Traci L. Morris, THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN 223
5 Beverly R. Singer, WIPING THE WARPAINT OFF THE LENS: NATIVE AMERICAN FILM AND VIDEO 224
6 Mathew Fleischer, GONE WITH THE WIND: A DECADE AFTER SMOKE SIGNALS, SUCCESS REMAINS ELUSIVE FOR NATIVE AMERICAN FILMMAKERS 229
NATIVE AMERICAN MEDIA 231
WEB PAGE EVALUATION CHECKLIST 233
PART REVIEW 235
PART VI: Community Wellness: Family,
Health, and Education 237
Ed Edmo, INDIAN EDUCATION BLUES 238
Introduction 238
1 Wilma Mankiller and Michael Wallis, ASGAYA-DIHI 246
2 Deanna Kingston, TRAVELING TRADITIONS 251
Frances Washburn, LAKOTA WARRIOR 257
3 Jennie R. Joe, AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKANATIVE HEALTH 258
4 Philip A. May, THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ALCOHOL ABUSE AMONG AMERICAN INDIANS: THE MYTHICAL AND REAL PROPERTIES 266
Florence Connolly Shipek, DELFINA CUERO: HER AUTOBIOGRAPHY 274
5 Larry Murillo, PERSPECTIVES ON TRADITIONAL HEALTH PRACTICES 276
Susan Lobo, RESTORING NATIVE FOODS FOR HEALTH AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING 280
Ofelia Zepeda, SQUASH UNDER THE BED 281
Suzan Shown Harjo, MY NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION: NO MORE FAT “INDIAN” FOOD 282
6 Carol Devens, “IF WE GET THE GIRLS, WE GET THE RACE”: MISSIONARY EDUCATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN GIRLS 284
Tim Giago, RESERVATION SCHOOLS FAIL TO ASSIMILATE ALL STUDENTS 291
7 Jeffrey Wollock, PROTAGONISM EMERGENT: INDIANS AND HIGHER EDUCATION 292
Map of Tribal Colleges 299
PART REVIEW 300
PART VII: The Sacred: Spirituality
and Sacred Geography 302
Introduction 303
Floyd Red Crow Westerman and Jimmy Curtiss, MISSIONARIES 303
Winona LaDuke, RECOVERING THE SACRED: THE POWER OF NAMING AND CLAIMING 308
Ofeliá Zepeda, PULLING DOWN THE CLOUDS 310
1 John (Fire) Lame Deer and Richard Erdoes, ALONE ON THE HILLTOP 310
2 Frank R. LaPena, MY WORLD IS A GIFT OF MY TEACHERS 313
3 Russell Thornton, WHO OWNS OUR PAST? THE REPATRIATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN HUMAN REMAINS AND CULTURAL OBJECTS 317
INDIANS ARE NOT SPECIMENS–INDIANS ARE PEOPLE 328
4 Victoria Bomberry, BATTLING FOR SOULS: ORGANIZING THE RETURN OF THE SACRED TEXTILES TO THE COMMUNITY OF COROMA, BOLIVIA 329
5 Suzan Shown Harjo, AMERICAN INDIAN RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACT AFTER
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS 337
PART REVIEW 341
PART VIII: Native Sovereignty: Self-Governance,
Culture, and Sustainable Development 343
Simon J. Ortiz, IT WAS THAT INDIAN 344
Introduction 344
1 Stephen Cornell, REMAKING THE TOOLS OF GOVERNANCE: COLONIAL LEGACIES, INDIGENOUS SOLUTIONS 352
FIRST NATIONS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE 362
THE CHICKASAW NATION: AN EXAMPLE OF NATION BUILDING 362
2 Sia Davis and Jane Feustel, INDIAN GAMING IN THE STATES: DISPELLING MYTHS AND HIGHLIGHTING ADVANTAGES 363
Victoria Bomberry, ¡EVO PRESIDENTE! 369
3 Haunani-Kay Trask, LOVELY HULA HANDS: CORPORATE TOURISM AND THE PROSTITUTION OF HAWAIIAN CULTURE 370
4 Winona LaDuke, INDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVES: A NORTH AMERICAN PRIMER 376
Rick Kearns, NATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL HERO: JESUS LEON SANTOS 387
5 Steve Talbot, ALASKANATIVES STRUGGLE FOR SUBSISTENCE RIGHTS 389
THE COBELL LAWSUIT 395
PART REVIEW 396
PART IX: Urbanism: Ancient and Contemporary 398
Introduction 399
W.O.R., GROWIN’ UP ON THE REZ 402
1 Jack D. Forbes, THE URBAN TRADITION AMONG NATIVE AMERICANS 404
2 Lanada Boyer, REFLECTIONS OF ALCATRAZ 416
3 Susan Lobo, IS URBAN A PERSON OR A PLACE? CHARACTERISTICS OF URBAN INDIAN COUNTRY 424
SUSAN LOBO AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITY HISTORY COLLECTION 431
Victoria Bomberry, DOWNTOWN OKLAHOMA CITY, 1952 431
Esther Belin, RUBY’S WELFARE 433
4 Carol Miller, TELLING THE INDIAN URBAN: REPRESENTATIONS IN AMERICAN INDIAN FICTION 434
5 Heather Howard-Bobiwash, WOMEN’S CLASS STRATEGIES AS ACTIVISM IN NATIVE COMMUNITY BUILDING IN TORONTO, 1950—1975 445
PART REVIEW 453
PART X: Indigenous Rights: Struggle and Revitalization 455
Tom LaBlanc, INDIANISMO! 456
Introduction 456
1 John Mohawk, DIRECTIONS IN PEOPLE’S MOVEMENTS 463
2 DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES 468
National Congress of American Indians, RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS
OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES 475
3 Jose Barreiro, VISIONS IN GENEVA: THE DREAM OF THE EARTH 476
RIGOBERTA MENCHÚ TUM 479
4 Leanne Hinton, HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE SCHOOLS 480
5 Jose Barreiro, CALL TO CONSCIOUSNESS ON THE FATE OF MOTHER EARTH: GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE 489
NARF Legal Review, ERODING ALASKA TOWN SUES 24 OIL AND ENERGY COMPANIES FOR DESTRUCTION CAUSED
BY GLOBAL WARMING 492
6 Phillip Deere, CLOSING ADDRESS 494
PART REVIEW 495
APPENDIX A: NATIVE AMERICAN LINKS TO INTERNET RESOURCES 499
APPENDIX B: NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA 501
APPENDIX C: AMERICAN INDIAN HIGHER EDUCATION CONSORTIUM: TRIBAL COLLEGES 503
