The Praeger handbook on contemporary issues in Native America /

Johansen, Bruce E. 1950-

The Praeger handbook on contemporary issues in Native America / Bruce E. Johansen ; foreword by Philip J. Deloria. - Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2007. - 2 v. ; 25 cm. - Native America : yesterday and today, 1552-8022 . - Native America (Praeger Publishers) .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

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Indians of North America--Social conditions.
Indians of North America--Government relations.
Indians of North America--Politics and government.
Self-determination, National--United States.

E98.S67 / J65 2007