Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism
|
Buy Now
Without Reservation - Benjamin Reifel and American Indian Acculturation (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R927
Discovery Miles 9 270
|
|
Without Reservation - Benjamin Reifel and American Indian Acculturation (Hardcover)
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
As the first Lakota to serve in the United States Congress,
Benjamin ('Ben') Reifel (1906-1990) made a career of straddling two
distinct cultures. A bilingual member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of
South Dakota, Reifel often found his ideas challenged by American
Indian activists. He advocated for his people to become
self-reliant citizens, not by abandoning traditional values, but
through education and integration. In the end, Reifel viewed
himself as a modern Indian leader, versed in his native tongue and
culture, college educated, and looking beyond reservation
boundaries. Throughout his earlier career with the Bureau of Indian
Affairs and in Congress during the 1960s, Reifel worked to bring
economic success to the reservations and to South Dakota as a
whole, dividing his time between agriculture policy and Indian
affairs. A moderate-conservative Republican, he quickly rose to
prominence on the House Appropriations Committee and, with Senator
Karl E. Mundt, is responsible for the placement of the United
States Geological Survey's Earth Resources Observation Systems
(eros) Data Center near the city of Sioux Falls. In this premier
biography of Reifel, Sean J. Flynn offers an alternative to
depictions of American Indians as victims of eighteenth- and
nineteenth century conquest. Contributing to a long-neglected topic
in American Indian studies - the lives of twentieth-century
American Indians - Flynn showcases the life of a man who prospered
in the American mainstream without forsaking his racial identity.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.