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

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Native America (Praeger Publishers)Publication details: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2007.Description: 2 v. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780275991388 (set : alk. paper)
  • 9780275991395 (v. 1 : alk. paper)
  • 9780275991401 (v. 2 : alk. paper)
  • 0275991385 (set : alk. paper)
  • 0275991393 (v. 1 : alk. paper)
  • 0275991407 (v. 2 : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • E98.S67 J65 2007
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
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Books (In-Library Use Only) Books (In-Library Use Only) Nash Library General Stacks E98.S67J65 2007 V.2 1 Not For Loan 33710001141857
Books (In-Library Use Only) Books (In-Library Use Only) Nash Library General Stacks E98.S67J65 2007 V.1 1 Not For Loan 33710001141865

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.