Native American issues

Author(s)

• Rosier, Paul C.

Bibliographic Information

Native American issues

Paul C. Rosier

（Contemporary American ethnic issues）

Greenwood Press, 2003

Note

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This volume presents six major issues that have been divisive in and out of the Native American community. Readers will learn about the varied cultural, political, social, and economic dimensions of contemporary Native America and will be prompted to consider the complexity and complications of ethnic and cultural diversity in the United States. Where do you stand on the issue of sports teams named after Native Americans? Are tribal claims on ancestral remains and sacred objects in museums valid? The contemporary issues that Native Americans struggle with are critical concerns for all Americans. This volume presents six major issues that have been divisive in and out of the Native American community. Readers will learn about the varied cultural, political, social, and economic dimensions of contemporary Native America and will be prompted to consider the complexity and complications of ethnic and cultural diversity in the United States. Readers will ponder the very foundations of the United States and the rights of its original inhabitants' descendants. The range of issues encompasses Native Americans throughout the country, from the Mashpee Wampanoags of Massachusetts to Pacific Northwest tribes. This book incorporates views from a wide variety of sources, including newspaper op-eds, Supreme Court rulings, and more. A resource guide complementing each chapter includes an extensive listing of suggested reading plus videos/film, Web sites, and organizations.

Table of Contents

Introduction Sports Mascots, Names, and Images Native American Treaty Rights Native American Land Claims Repatriation of Ancestral Remains and Sacred Objects Native American Gaming The Conflict Between Economic Development and Environmental Protection Index

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Details

• NCID: BA64736193
• ISBN:
  • 0313320020
• LCCN: 2002044844
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Westport, Conn.
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 185 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : E93
  • DC21 : 323.1/197
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Indians of North America -- Government relations -- 1934-
  • LCSH : Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc
  • LCSH : Indians of North America -- Economic conditions
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA6473615X