Author: John Bloom
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 9781452905402
Category : Discrimination in sports
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
To Show What An Indian Can Do
Author: John Bloom
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 9781452905402
Category : Discrimination in sports
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 9781452905402
Category : Discrimination in sports
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Everything You Know about Indians is Wrong
Author: Paul Chaat Smith
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 0816656010
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
In this sweeping work of memoir and commentary, leading cultural critic Paul Chaat Smith illustrates with dry wit and brutal honesty the contradictions of life in "the Indian business." Raised in suburban Maryland and Oklahoma, Smith dove head first into the political radicalism of the 1970s, working with the American Indian Movement until it dissolved into dysfunction and infighting. Afterward he lived in New York, the city of choice for political exiles, and eventually arrived in Washington, D.C., at the newly minted National Museum of the American Indian ("a bad idea whose time has come") as a curator. In his journey from fighting activist to federal employee, Smith tells us he has discovered at least two things: there is no one true representation of the American Indian experience, and even the best of intentions sometimes ends in catastrophe. Everything You Know about Indians Is Wrong is a highly entertaining and, at times, searing critique of the deeply disputed role of American Indians in the United States. In "A Place Called Irony," Smith whizzes through his early life, showing us the ironic pop culture signposts that marked this Native American's coming of age in suburbia: "We would order Chinese food and slap a favorite video into the machine--the Grammy Awards or a Reagan press conference--and argue about Cyndi Lauper or who should coach the Knicks." In "Lost in Translation," Smith explores why American Indians are so often misunderstood and misrepresented in today's media: "We're lousy television." In "Every Picture Tells a Story," Smith remembers his Comanche grandfather as he muses on the images of American Indians as "a half-remembered presence, both comforting and dangerous, lurking just below the surface." Smith walks this tightrope between comforting and dangerous, offering unrepentant skepticism and, ultimately, empathy. "This book is called Everything You Know about Indians Is Wrong, but it's a book title, folks, not to be taken literally. Of course I don't mean everything, just most things. And 'you' really means we, as in all of us."
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 0816656010
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
In this sweeping work of memoir and commentary, leading cultural critic Paul Chaat Smith illustrates with dry wit and brutal honesty the contradictions of life in "the Indian business." Raised in suburban Maryland and Oklahoma, Smith dove head first into the political radicalism of the 1970s, working with the American Indian Movement until it dissolved into dysfunction and infighting. Afterward he lived in New York, the city of choice for political exiles, and eventually arrived in Washington, D.C., at the newly minted National Museum of the American Indian ("a bad idea whose time has come") as a curator. In his journey from fighting activist to federal employee, Smith tells us he has discovered at least two things: there is no one true representation of the American Indian experience, and even the best of intentions sometimes ends in catastrophe. Everything You Know about Indians Is Wrong is a highly entertaining and, at times, searing critique of the deeply disputed role of American Indians in the United States. In "A Place Called Irony," Smith whizzes through his early life, showing us the ironic pop culture signposts that marked this Native American's coming of age in suburbia: "We would order Chinese food and slap a favorite video into the machine--the Grammy Awards or a Reagan press conference--and argue about Cyndi Lauper or who should coach the Knicks." In "Lost in Translation," Smith explores why American Indians are so often misunderstood and misrepresented in today's media: "We're lousy television." In "Every Picture Tells a Story," Smith remembers his Comanche grandfather as he muses on the images of American Indians as "a half-remembered presence, both comforting and dangerous, lurking just below the surface." Smith walks this tightrope between comforting and dangerous, offering unrepentant skepticism and, ultimately, empathy. "This book is called Everything You Know about Indians Is Wrong, but it's a book title, folks, not to be taken literally. Of course I don't mean everything, just most things. And 'you' really means we, as in all of us."
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner)
Author: Sherman Alexie
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316219304
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
A New York Times bestseller—over one million copies sold! A National Book Award winner A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings by Ellen Forney that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live. With a forward by Markus Zusak, interviews with Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney, and black-and-white interior art throughout, this edition is perfect for fans and collectors alike.
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316219304
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
A New York Times bestseller—over one million copies sold! A National Book Award winner A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings by Ellen Forney that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live. With a forward by Markus Zusak, interviews with Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney, and black-and-white interior art throughout, this edition is perfect for fans and collectors alike.
Proceedings of the ... Annual Meeting
Author:
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Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 890
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 890
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The Hindustan Review
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 832
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Publisher:
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 832
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Affairs of the Mexican Kickapoo Indians
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 778
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 778
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Survey of Conditions of the Indians in the United States
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs
Publisher:
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Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 1354
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 1354
Book Description
Boarding School Blues
Author: Clifford E. Trafzer
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803244460
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
An in depth look at boarding schools and their effect on the Native students.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803244460
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
An in depth look at boarding schools and their effect on the Native students.
Indian Education
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 694
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 694
Book Description
Report of the ... Annual Lake Mohonk Conference on the Indian and Other Dependent Peoples
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 954
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 954
Book Description