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Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples
As American Indian communities face the new century, they look to
the future armed with confidence in the indigenous perspectives
that have kept them together thus far. Now five premier scholars in
American Indian history, along with a tribal leader who has placed
an indelible mark on the history of her people, show how
understanding the past is the key to solving problems facing
Indians today.Edited by Albert L. Hurtado and introduced by Wilma
Mankiller, this book includes the insights of Colin G. Calloway, R.
David Edmunds, Laurence M. Hauptman, Peter Iverson, and Brenda J.
Child - scholars who have helped shape the way an entire generation
thinks about American Indian history. Writing broadly about
twentieth-century Native history, they focus on themes that drive
this field of study: Indian identity, tribal acknowledgment,
sovereignty, oral tradition, and cultural adaptation. Drawn from
the Wilma Mankiller Symposium on American History, these thoughtful
essays show how history continues to influence contemporary Native
life. The authors carve a broad geographic swath - from the
Oneidas' interpretation of the past, to the perseverance of the
jingle dress tradition among the Ojibwes, to community persistence
in the Southwest. Wilma Mankiller's essay on contemporary tribal
government adds a personal perspective to understanding the
situation of Indian people today.
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