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The Praeger handbook on contemporary issues in Native America / Bruce E. Johansen ; foreword by Philip J. Deloria.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0275991385
  • ISBN: 9780275991388 (set : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9780275991395 (v. 1 : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9780275991401 (v. 2 : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 0275991385 (set : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 0275991393 (v. 1 : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 0275991407 (v. 2 : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: 2 volumes ; 25 cm.
  • Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2007.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
v. 1. Linguistic, ethnic, and economic revival -- Foreword / Philip J. Deloria -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Dedication : on the passing of Vine Deloria Jr. -- 1. Back from the (nearly) dead : reviving indigenous languages across North America -- 2. Where has all the money gone? -- 3. Economic revival : up from the bottom on the reservation -- 4. High-stakes genealogy : when is a Pequot not a Pequot? -- 5. Names and games : the controversy regarding "Indian" sports mascots and place-names -- Comprehensive index -- v. 2. Legal, cultural, and environmental revival -- Introduction -- 1. Cast among the living dead : banishment is back -- 2. Beyond a reasonable doubt : the curious conviction of Leonard Peltier -- 3. Grandfathers of Akwesasne Mohawk revitalization : Ray Fadden and Ernest Benedict -- 4. Mestizo Nation : La Plaza de Seattle -- 5. Back to bushmeat and berries -- 6. The new Inuit -- 7. The high price of uranium in Navajo and Dene Country -- 8. Catharsis vis-à-vis oppression : contemporary Native American political humor -- Selected bibliography -- Comprehensive index.
Subject:
Indians of North America > Social conditions.
Indians of North America > Government relations.
Indians of North America > Politics and government.
Self-determination, National > United States.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library E 98 .S67 J64 2007 Vol. 1 278725 Stacks Available -
Lummi Library E 98 .S67 J64 2007 Vol. 2 278814 Stacks Available -

Electronic resources

Version of Resource: http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip076/2006100439.html

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