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Indians in unexpected places / Philip J. Deloria.

Summary:

"Despite the passage of time, our vision of Native Americans remains locked up within powerful stereotypes. That's why some images of Indians can be so unexpected and disorienting: What is Geronimo doing sitting in a Cadillac? Why is an Indian woman in beaded buckskin sitting under a salon hairdryer? Such images startle and challenge our outdated visions, even as the latter continue to dominate relations between Native and non-Native Americans." "Philip Deloria explores this cultural discordance to show how stereotypes and Indian experiences have competed for ascendancy in the wake of the military conquest of Native America and the nation's subsequent embrace of Native "authenticity." Rewriting the story of the national encounter with modernity, Deloria provides revealing accounts of Indians doing unexpected things - singing opera, driving cars, acting in Hollywood - in ways that suggest new directions for American Indian history."--Jacket.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0700613447 (alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9780700613441 (alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 0700614591 (pbk : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9780700614592 (pbk : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: xii, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c2004.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction : expectation and anomaly -- Violence : the killings at Lightning Creek -- Representation : Indian wars, the movie -- Athletics : "I am of the body" : my grandfather, culture, and sports -- Technology : "I want to ride in Geronimo's Cadillac" -- Music : the hills are alive, with the sound of Indian -- Conclusion : the secret history of Indian modernity.
Subject:
Indians of North America > Social conditions.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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Lummi Library E 98 .S67 D45 2004 271881 Stacks Available -

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