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American Indians in a modern world / Donald L. Fixico.
From the Publisher: American Indians in a Modern World examines the persistence of American Indian culture in a world of explicit antagonism and rapid modernization. Surveying the many facets of Indian life from tribal ceremonies to Indian humor and gaming tables, Donald L. Fixico shows how Indian nations have survived threats to their culture and their very existence by relying on a flexible mix of traditional and modern values, enabling them to adapt to a world of airplanes, cities, and the Internet. Fixico looks deeply at Indian culture in its inescapable confrontation with the modern world: the formation of tribal governments in the 1930s, the service of thousands of Indians in World War II, the development of activist movements, the evolution of Indian artistic traditions, and efforts to balance traditional and modern education. American Indians have survived and often thrived in a rapidly changing world, he observes, because of their cultural resilience.
Record details
- ISBN: 0759111707
- ISBN: 9780759111707
- Physical Description: xxv, 257 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Edition: First AltaMira edition.
- Publisher: Lanham : AltaMira Press, 2008, 2006.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- First published: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006 as Daily life of Native Americans in the twentieth century / Donald Fixico.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-236) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Preface -- Introduction -- Chronology -- 1: Family, women's roles, and sexuality -- 2: Economics, rural, urban, taxation, trade, and transportation -- 3: Language, intellectual life, oral tradition, and education -- 4: Material life: clothing, food, automobiles, and housing -- 5: Political life, professional organization, citizenship, military service, and tribal government -- 6: Recreational life, outdoors, and sports -- 7: Religious life, deities, creeds, rituals, and morality -- 8: Art, artifacts, music, and entertainment --9: American Indians in literature and media -- 10: Nature, environment, home spaces, and resources -- 11: Indian humor then and now -- 12: Bingos, casinos, and Indian gaming -- 13: Health, medicine, and cures -- 14: Being Indian in the twentieth century -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Index.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | E 98 .S7 F59 2006 | 280387 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |