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Author | : Russell Thornton |
Publisher | : Univ of Wisconsin Press |
Total Pages | : 468 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9780299160647 |
"The White Man does not understand the Indian for the reason that he does not understand America. He is too far removed from its formative process. The roots of the tree of his life have not yet grasped rock and soil." The words of Lakota writer Luther Standing Bear foretold the current debate on the value of Native American studies in higher education. Studying Native America addresses for the first time in a comprehensive way the place of this critical discipline in the university curriculum. Leading scholars in anthropology, demography, English and literature, history, law, social work, linguistics, public health, psychology, and sociology have come together to explore what Native American studies has been, what it is, and what it may be in the future. The book's thirteen contributors and editor Russell Thornton, stress the frequent incompatibility of traditional academic teaching methods with the social and cultural concerns that gave rise to the field of Native American studies. Beginning with the intellectual and institutional history of Native American studies, the book examines its literature, language, historical narratives, and anthropology. The volume discusses the effects on Native American studies of law and constitutionalism; cosmology, epistemology, and religion; identity; demography; colonialism and post-colonialism; science and technology; and repatriation of human remains and cultural objects. Contributors to Studying Native America include Raymond J. DeMallie, Bonnie Duran, Eduardo Duran, Raymond D. Fogelson, Clara Sue Kidwell, Kerwin Lee Klein, Melissa L. Meyer, John H. Moore, Peter Nabokov, Katheryn Shanley, C. Matthew Snipp, Rennard Strickland, Russell Thornton, J. Randolph Valentine, Robert Allen Warrior, Richard White, and Maria Yellowhorse-Braveheart. The book is sponsored in part by the Social Science Research Council.
Author | : Mary B. Davis |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 826 |
Release | : 2014-05-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1135638543 |
First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author | : Carl Waldman |
Publisher | : Infobase Publishing |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2014-05-14 |
Genre | : Indians of North America |
ISBN | : 1438110103 |
A comprehensive, illustrated encyclopedia which provides information on over 150 native tribes of North America, including prehistoric peoples.
Author | : Lee Francis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2000-07 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780788193606 |
This chronological history of Native America, from 200,000 B.C.E. to the present, is indispensable for any library. Beautifully rendered & comprehensive, & containing 100 photos, it illuminates the history, literature, art, & philosophy of Native inhabitants, who have lived on this continent for over 200 centuries, casting a desperately needed perspective on the history of this land. Lee Francis, a Laguna Pueblo, is a national authority on Native American history & culture. The book is divided into chronological sections: Journey Time, 200,000 B.C.-A.D. 1679; Combat Time, 1680-1777; Ceremony Time; Treaty Time, 1778-1871; & Bureau Time, 1872-1994.
Author | : Michael Leroy Oberg |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 2015-06-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1118714334 |
This history of Native Americans, from the period of first contactto the present day, offers an important variation to existingstudies by placing the lives and experiences of Native Americancommunities at the center of the narrative. Presents an innovative approach to Native American history byplacing individual native communities and their experiences at thecenter of the study Following a first chapter that deals with creation myths, theremainder of the narrative is structured chronologically, coveringover 600 years from the point of first contact to the presentday Illustrates the great diversity in American Indian culture andemphasizes the importance of Native Americans in the history ofNorth America Provides an excellent survey for courses in Native Americanhistory Includes maps, photographs, a timeline, questions fordiscussion, and “A Closer Focus” textboxes that providebiographies of individuals and that elaborate on the text, exposing students to issues of race, class, and gender
Author | : Christine Mather |
Publisher | : Clarkson Potter |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
Celebrates the traditions of the American Indians in 400 photographs of pottery, jewelry, blankets, baskets, masks, totem poles, dances and powwows.
Author | : Robert J. Miller |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2006-09-30 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0313071845 |
Manifest Destiny, as a term for westward expansion, was not used until the 1840s. Its predecessor was the Doctrine of Discovery, a legal tradition by which Europeans and Americans laid legal claim to the land of the indigenous people that they discovered. In the United States, the British colonists who had recently become Americans were competing with the English, French, and Spanish for control of lands west of the Mississippi. Who would be the discoverers of the Indians and their lands, the United States or the European countries? We know the answer, of course, but in this book, Miller explains for the first time exactly how the United States achieved victory, not only on the ground, but also in the developing legal thought of the day. The American effort began with Thomas Jefferson's authorization of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, which set out in 1803 to lay claim to the West. Lewis and Clark had several charges, among them the discovery of a Northwest Passage—a land route across the continent—in order to establish an American fur trade with China. In addition, the Corps of Northwestern Discovery, as the expedition was called, cataloged new plant and animal life, and performed detailed ethnographic research on the Indians they encountered. This fascinating book lays out how that ethnographic research became the legal basis for Indian removal practices implemented decades later, explaining how the Doctrine of Discovery became part of American law, as it still is today.
Author | : Marianne O. Nielsen |
Publisher | : University of Arizona Press |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2009-04-09 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780816526536 |
Native Americans are disproportionately represented as offenders in the U.S. criminal justice system. However, until recently there was little investigation into the reasons. Furthermore, there has been little acknowledgment of the positive contributions of Native Americans to the criminal justice system- in rehabilitating offenders, aiding victims, and supporting service providers. This book offers a valuable and contemporary overview of how the American criminal justice system impacts Native Americans on both sides of the law. Contributors- many of whom are Native Americans- rank among the top scholars in their fields. Some of the chapters treat broad subjects, including crime, police, courts, victimization, corrections, and jurisdiction. Others delve into more specific topics, including hate crimes against Native Americans, state-corporate crimes against Native Americans, tribal peacemaking, and cultural stresses of police officers. Separate chapters are devoted to women and juveniles.
Author | : Gaylord Torrence |
Publisher | : Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Total Pages | : 233 |
Release | : 2018-10-01 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1588396622 |
This landmark publication reevaluates historical Native American art as a crucial but under-examined component of American art history. The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection, a transformative promised gift to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, includes masterworks from more than fifty cultures across North America. The works highlighted in this volume span centuries, from before contact with European settlers to the early twentieth century. In this beautifully illustrated volume, featuring all new photography, the innovative visions of known and unknown makers are presented in a wide variety of forms, from painting, sculpture, and drawing to regalia, ceramics, and baskets. The book provides key insights into the art, culture, and daily life of culturally distinct Indigenous peoples along with critical and popular perceptions over time, revealing that to engage Native art is to reconsider the very meaning of America. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana}
Author | : Heike Owusu |
Publisher | : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Indians of North America |
ISBN | : 9780806963471 |
Over 1000 illustrations show the fascinating origins and meanings of 300 symbols and signs used by North American tribes. The magnificent variety of symbols are shown as they were used in pottery, clothing, masks, shields, totems, and other settings, carved, sewn, and painted. The collection starts with the simplest symbols--from lines, circles, and curves, to crosses, triangles, and squares--then traces their combinations into ever-more complex designs. Many symbols depict bonds with nature--particularly animals and landscape features--which appear in clan identifications, picture-writing, rituals, legends, and stories that convey heroism and wisdom. A special section explains how more than 80 different animals may have different meanings among cultures of the Southwest, Plains, Northwest Coast, Sub-Arctic North, and the Northeast. 320 pages, 150 b/w illus., 5 5/8 x 7 1/2.