TY - BOOK AU - Johansen,Bruce E. TI - The Praeger handbook on contemporary issues in Native America T2 - Native America : yesterday and today, SN - 9780275991388 (set : alk. paper) AV - E98.S67 J65 2007 PY - 2007/// CY - Westport, Conn. PB - Praeger KW - Indians of North America KW - Social conditions KW - Government relations KW - Politics and government KW - Self-determination, National KW - United States N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip076/2006100439.html ER -