Why We Serve

Why We Serve
Author: NMAI
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2020-09-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1588346978

Rare stories from more than 250 years of Native Americans' service in the military Why We Serve commemorates the 2020 opening of the National Native American Veterans Memorial at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, the first landmark in Washington, DC, to recognize the bravery and sacrifice of Native veterans. American Indians' history of military service dates to colonial times, and today, they serve at one of the highest rates of any ethnic group. Why We Serve explores the range of reasons why, from love of their home to an expression of their warrior traditions. The book brings fascinating history to life with historical photographs, sketches, paintings, and maps. Incredible contributions from important voices in the field offer a complex examination of the history of Native American service. Why We Serve celebrates the unsung legacy of Native military service and what it means to their community and country.

A Song for the Horse Nation

A Song for the Horse Nation
Author: National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.)
Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781555911126

Presents an illustrated examination of the role of horses in Native American culture and history, providing information on the depiction of horses in tribal clothing, tools, and other objects.

Forgotten Patriots

Forgotten Patriots
Author: Eric Grundset
Publisher:
Total Pages: 880
Release: 2008
Genre: History
ISBN:

By offering a documented listing of names of African Americans and Native Americans who supported the cause of the American Revolution, we hope to inspire the interest of descendents in the efforts of their ancestors and in the work of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Lovelock Cave

Lovelock Cave
Author: Llewellyn Lemont Loud
Publisher:
Total Pages: 568
Release: 1929
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

Kristin Bedford: Cruise Night

Kristin Bedford: Cruise Night
Author:
Publisher: Damiani Limited
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2021-04-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9788862087278

Scenes from the Mexican American lowrider life: a clothbound photobook documenting a vibrant LA car culture Known for her quiet portraits of American cultural movements, Los Angeles-based photographer Kristin Bedford's new work, Cruise Night, is an intimate and unstaged exploration of Los Angeles' Mexican American lowrider car culture. From 2014 to 2019 Bedford attended hundreds of lowrider cruise nights, car shows, quinceaƱeras, weddings and funerals. Her images offer a new visual narrative around the lowrider tradition and invite outsiders to question prevalent societal stereotypes surrounding this urban Mexican American culture. Bedford's photos explore the nuances of cars as mobile canvases and the legendary community that creates them. With bright color photography and a unique female vantage point, Cruise Nightis an original look at a prolific American movement set against the Los Angeles cityscape.