Table of Contents

PART I: Peoples and Nations: Following in the Footsteps of the Ancestors 1
William Stafford, HEARING THE SONG 2
Introduction 2
1 Bruce E. Johansen, DEDICATION: ON THE PASSING OF VINE DELORIA, JR. 10
2 Duane Champagne, THE RISE AND FALL OF NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES IN THE UNITED STATES 16
Map of North American Tribes 26
Map of South American Tribes 27
3 Hilary N. Weaver, INDIGENOUS IDENTITY: WHAT IS IT, AND WHO REALLY HAS IT? 28
Tom Holm, PEOPLEHOOD MATRIX 35
4 Steve Talbot, FIRST NATIONS: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF CANADA 36
Carl Waldman, Map of Nunavut and Basic Facts 41
5 R. David Edmunds, NATIVE PEOPLES OF MEXICO 42
NATIVE AMERICAN DEMOGRAPHICS–UNITED STATES, 2008 45
Susan Lobo, THE U.S. CENSUS AS “STATISTICAL GENOCIDE” 48
PART REVIEW 48
PART II: The Hidden Heritage 51
Joy Harjo, THE HIDDEN HERITAGE 52
Introduction 52
William Oandasan, BLACK BEARS 55
1 Darryl Babe Wilson, MIS MISA: THE POWER WITHIN AKOO-YET THAT PROTECTS THE WORLD 56
Luci Tapahonso, THE BEGINNING WAS MIST 62
2 Donald A. Grinde, Jr., and Bruce E. Johansen, PERCEPTIONS OF AMERICA’S NATIVE DEMOCRACIES 62
John Mohawk, ORIGINS OF IROQUOIS POLITICAL THOUGHT 70
3 Michael Kearney and Stefano Varese, LATIN AMERICA’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES:
CHANGING IDENTITIES AND FORMS OF RESISTANCE 71
4 Alexander Ewen, MEXICO: THE CRISIS OF IDENTITY 81
Jim Adams, JIM THORPE: THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON 88
5 Richard Littlebear, JUST SPEAK YOUR LANGUAGE: HENA’HAANEHE 90
PART REVIEW 92
PART III: The American Indian Story (History) 94
WithOut Reservation (WOR), WAS HE A FOOL? 95
Introduction 96
1 Steven Newcomb, FIVE HUNDRED YEARS OF INJUSTICE: THE LEGACY OF FIFTEENTH CENTURY RELIGIOUS PREJUDICE 101
2 David E. Wilkins, A HISTORY OF FEDERAL INDIAN POLICY 104
3 Mario Gonzalez, THE BLACK HILLS: THE SACRED LAND OF THE LAKOTA AND TSISTSISTAS 113
4 Poka Laenui, THE REDISCOVERY OF HAWAIIAN SOVEREIGNTY 120
5 Eileen M. Luna-Firebaugh, THE BORDER CROSSED US: BORDER CROSSING ISSUES OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE AMERICAS 128
6 Steve Talbot, GENOCIDE OF CALIFORNIA INDIANS 140
TOYPURINA: A LEADER OF HER PEOPLE 144
Rupert Costo and Jeannette Henry Costo, THE CRIME OF GENOCIDE: A UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AIMED
AT PREVENTING DESTRUCTION OF GROUPS AND AT PUNISHING THOSE RESPONSIBLE 145
MAPS: EUROPEAN COLONIAL IMPACT ON NATIVE LANDS: 1682 AND 1783 148
PART REVIEW 149
PART IV: “The Only good Indian . . .”: Racism,
Stereotypes, and Discrimination 151
Parris Butler, INCANTATION TO DISPEL NEW AGE DOGMA 152
Introduction 152
1 Rayna Green, THE POCAHONTAS PERPLEX: THE IMAGE OF INDIAN WOMEN IN AMERICAN CULTURE 159
2 Luana Ross, PUNISHING INSTITUTIONS: THE STORY OF CATHERINE (CEDAR WOMAN) 165
Tim Giago, INDIAN-NAMED MASCOTS: AN ASSAULT ON SELF-ESTEEM 172
Shannon Prince, WE’RE IMITATING THE ENEMY 174
3 Sally J. Torpy, NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN AND COERCED STERILIZATION: ON THE TRAILS OF TEARS IN THE 1970s 175
Amnesty International, MAZE OF INJUSTICE: THE FAILURE TO PROTECT INDIGENOUS WOMEN
FROM SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE USA 184
4 James Riding In, Cal Seciwa, Suzan Harjo, and Walter Echo-Hawk, PROTECTING NATIVE AMERICAN HUMAN REMAINS, BURIAL GROUNDS, AND SACRED PLACES 185
5 Elizabeth Cook-Lynn, NEW INDIANS, OLD WARS 194
Steve Talbot, FREE LEONARD PELTIER 198
PART REVIEW 199
PART V: Native Representations: Media and the Arts 201
Introduction 202
1 Theresa Harlan, CREATING A VISUAL HISTORY: A QUESTION OF OWNERSHIP 206
2 Emory Sekaquaptewa, ONE MORE SMILE FOR A HOPI CLOWN 211
3 Traci L. Morris, BUT IS IT AMERICAN INDIAN ART? 214
4 Traci L. Morris, THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN 223
5 Beverly R. Singer, WIPING THE WARPAINT OFF THE LENS: NATIVE AMERICAN FILM AND VIDEO 224
6 Mathew Fleischer, GONE WITH THE WIND: A DECADE AFTER SMOKE SIGNALS, SUCCESS REMAINS ELUSIVE FOR NATIVE AMERICAN FILMMAKERS 229
NATIVE AMERICAN MEDIA 231
WEB PAGE EVALUATION CHECKLIST 233
PART REVIEW 235
PART VI: Community Wellness: Family,
Health, and Education 237
Ed Edmo, INDIAN EDUCATION BLUES 238
Introduction 238
1 Wilma Mankiller and Michael Wallis, ASGAYA-DIHI 246
2 Deanna Kingston, TRAVELING TRADITIONS 251
Frances Washburn, LAKOTA WARRIOR 257
3 Jennie R. Joe, AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKANATIVE HEALTH 258
4 Philip A. May, THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ALCOHOL ABUSE AMONG AMERICAN INDIANS: THE MYTHICAL AND REAL PROPERTIES 266
Florence Connolly Shipek, DELFINA CUERO: HER AUTOBIOGRAPHY 274
5 Larry Murillo, PERSPECTIVES ON TRADITIONAL HEALTH PRACTICES 276
Susan Lobo, RESTORING NATIVE FOODS FOR HEALTH AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING 280
Ofelia Zepeda, SQUASH UNDER THE BED 281
Suzan Shown Harjo, MY NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION: NO MORE FAT “INDIAN” FOOD 282
6 Carol Devens, “IF WE GET THE GIRLS, WE GET THE RACE”: MISSIONARY EDUCATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN GIRLS 284
Tim Giago, RESERVATION SCHOOLS FAIL TO ASSIMILATE ALL STUDENTS 291
7 Jeffrey Wollock, PROTAGONISM EMERGENT: INDIANS AND HIGHER EDUCATION 292
Map of Tribal Colleges 299
PART REVIEW 300
PART VII: The Sacred: Spirituality
and Sacred Geography 302
Introduction 303
Floyd Red Crow Westerman and Jimmy Curtiss, MISSIONARIES 303
Winona LaDuke, RECOVERING THE SACRED: THE POWER OF NAMING AND CLAIMING 308
Ofeliá Zepeda, PULLING DOWN THE CLOUDS 310
1 John (Fire) Lame Deer and Richard Erdoes, ALONE ON THE HILLTOP 310
2 Frank R. LaPena, MY WORLD IS A GIFT OF MY TEACHERS 313
3 Russell Thornton, WHO OWNS OUR PAST? THE REPATRIATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN HUMAN REMAINS AND CULTURAL OBJECTS 317
INDIANS ARE NOT SPECIMENS–INDIANS ARE PEOPLE 328
4 Victoria Bomberry, BATTLING FOR SOULS: ORGANIZING THE RETURN OF THE SACRED TEXTILES TO THE COMMUNITY OF COROMA, BOLIVIA 329
5 Suzan Shown Harjo, AMERICAN INDIAN RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACT AFTER
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS 337
PART REVIEW 341
PART VIII: Native Sovereignty: Self-Governance,
Culture, and Sustainable Development 343
Simon J. Ortiz, IT WAS THAT INDIAN 344
Introduction 344
1 Stephen Cornell, REMAKING THE TOOLS OF GOVERNANCE: COLONIAL LEGACIES, INDIGENOUS SOLUTIONS 352
FIRST NATIONS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE 362
THE CHICKASAW NATION: AN EXAMPLE OF NATION BUILDING 362
2 Sia Davis and Jane Feustel, INDIAN GAMING IN THE STATES: DISPELLING MYTHS AND HIGHLIGHTING ADVANTAGES 363
Victoria Bomberry, ¡EVO PRESIDENTE! 369
3 Haunani-Kay Trask, LOVELY HULA HANDS: CORPORATE TOURISM AND THE PROSTITUTION OF HAWAIIAN CULTURE 370
4 Winona LaDuke, INDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVES: A NORTH AMERICAN PRIMER 376
Rick Kearns, NATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL HERO: JESUS LEON SANTOS 387
5 Steve Talbot, ALASKANATIVES STRUGGLE FOR SUBSISTENCE RIGHTS 389
THE COBELL LAWSUIT 395
PART REVIEW 396
PART IX: Urbanism: Ancient and Contemporary 398
Introduction 399
W.O.R., GROWIN’ UP ON THE REZ 402
1 Jack D. Forbes, THE URBAN TRADITION AMONG NATIVE AMERICANS 404
2 Lanada Boyer, REFLECTIONS OF ALCATRAZ 416
3 Susan Lobo, IS URBAN A PERSON OR A PLACE? CHARACTERISTICS OF URBAN INDIAN COUNTRY 424
SUSAN LOBO AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITY HISTORY COLLECTION 431
Victoria Bomberry, DOWNTOWN OKLAHOMA CITY, 1952 431
Esther Belin, RUBY’S WELFARE 433
4 Carol Miller, TELLING THE INDIAN URBAN: REPRESENTATIONS IN AMERICAN INDIAN FICTION 434
5 Heather Howard-Bobiwash, WOMEN’S CLASS STRATEGIES AS ACTIVISM IN NATIVE COMMUNITY BUILDING IN TORONTO, 1950—1975 445
PART REVIEW 453
PART X: Indigenous Rights: Struggle and Revitalization 455
Tom LaBlanc, INDIANISMO! 456
Introduction 456
1 John Mohawk, DIRECTIONS IN PEOPLE’S MOVEMENTS 463
2 DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES 468
National Congress of American Indians, RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS
OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES 475
3 Jose Barreiro, VISIONS IN GENEVA: THE DREAM OF THE EARTH 476
RIGOBERTA MENCHÚ TUM 479
4 Leanne Hinton, HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE SCHOOLS 480
5 Jose Barreiro, CALL TO CONSCIOUSNESS ON THE FATE OF MOTHER EARTH: GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE 489
NARF Legal Review, ERODING ALASKA TOWN SUES 24 OIL AND ENERGY COMPANIES FOR DESTRUCTION CAUSED
BY GLOBAL WARMING 492
6 Phillip Deere, CLOSING ADDRESS 494
PART REVIEW 495
APPENDIX A: NATIVE AMERICAN LINKS TO INTERNET RESOURCES 499
APPENDIX B: NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA 501
APPENDIX C: AMERICAN INDIAN HIGHER EDUCATION CONSORTIUM: TRIBAL COLLEGES 503

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