Looking to the future : the life and legacy of Senator Daniel K. Inouye

National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.) (Added Author).

Summary: "Proceedings of a symposium held at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American honoring Senator Daniel K. Inouye (1924-2012), one of history's greatest advocates for Native people. Senator Inouye was Chairman and Vice Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and one of the visionary founders of the National Museum of the American Indian. Distinguished speakers reflect on Senator Inouye's many contributions to the well-being of Native America, and look to the future to build upon the foundation of the Senator's legacy to carry forward his work for the benefit of future generations of Native people"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781933565217 (alkaline paper)
ISBN: 1933565217 (alkaline paper)
Physical Description: print
159 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Edition: First Edition.
Publisher: Washington, DC : National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution [2016]

Content descriptions

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Includes bibliographical references.

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Foreword / Kevin Gover (Pawnee), NMAI director -- Preface / Patricia Zell, Partner, Zell & Cox Law, P.C.; trustee, National Museum of the American Indian -- Introduction / Charles Wilkinson, professor, University of Colorado School of Law (Inouye's commitment to Native people and tribal issues) -- I. Legacy -- Byron Mallot (Kwaashk'i Kwaan), Kwaashk'i Kwaan Clan leader who used to work in the Senate and who is currently running for governor of Alaska (legacy Inouye left for Alaska and Native people in general); W. Richard West (Citizen of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Nation of Oklahoma), president/CEO, Autry National Center of the American West; founding director, National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI's legacy) -- Regis Pecos (Cochiti Pueblo), Chief of Staff to the New Mexico House of Representatives, Majority Floor Leader and Director of Legislative Affairs for the House Majority Office (Inouye's acknowledgment and support of Native core values) -- Manley Begay (Navajo), professor, University of Arizona; former trustee, National Museum of the American Indian (Native core values as continuing guide for the path Inouye set) -- II. Sovereignty, Law, and Tribal Governance -- John Echohawk (Pawnee), director, Native American Rights Fund (sovereignty and Indian law) -- Melody Kapilialoha MacKenzie (Native Hawaiian), professor, William K. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai'i (Hawaiian sovereignty) -- Julie Kitka (Chugach Eskimo), president, Alaska Federation of Natives (Inouye's efforts in Alaska and the Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act) -- III. Economic Development -- W. Ron Allen (Jamestown S'Klallam), chairman/CEO, Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe (self-reliance through economic development) -- Chris McNeil (Tlingit and Nisga'a Nations), president/CEO, Sealaska Native Corporation (Alaskan economic development) -- IV. Education -- Dee Jay Mailer, former chief executive officer, Kamehameha Schools (Hawaiian education development) -- Lionel Bordeaux (Rosebud Sioux), president, Sinte Gleska University (Inouye's vision for an American Indian university) -- V. Healthcare -- Jo Ann Kauffman (Nez Perce), president/CEO, Kauffman & Associates (Indian healthcare) -- Hardy Spoehr, former director, Papa Ola L'kahi, the Native Hawaiian Health Board (Hawaiian healthcare) -- VI. Cultural Revitalization -- Patricia Zell, partner, Zell & Cox Law, P.C.; trustee, National Museum of the American Indian (origin of NMAI) -- Nainoa Thompson (Native Hawaiian), Polynesian Voyaging Society (Inouye's support for the society and Hawaiian core values).