Encyclopedia of American Indian issues today

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    • Lawson, Russell M.

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Encyclopedia of American Indian issues today

Russell M. Lawson, editor

Greenwood, c2013

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  • v. 1
  • v. 2

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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This essential reference examines the history, culture, and modern tribal concerns of American Indians in North America. Despite the fact that 565 federally recognized tribes exist on the continent of North America, non-Native Americans typically know very little about the modern world of American Indians. In a few instances, the uneasy coexistence of the two cultures has served to create controversy, such as fake Indians fraudulently leveraging ethnicity-based benefits, U.S. officials disposing of nuclear waste near reservations, and sports clubs basing mascots on cultural stereotypes. This unique survey scrutinizes the historical background as well as the contemporary issues of American Indian societies as both part of—and completely separate from—the world around them. Encyclopedia of American Indian Issues Today features subjects commonly discussed, including reservations, poverty, sovereignty, the problem of solid waste on reservations, and the lives of urban Indians, among other contemporary issues. Organized into ten sections, the book also provides helpful sidebars and informative essays to address topics on casinos and gaming, sexual identity, education, and poverty.

Table of Contents

Introduction Russell M. Lawson VOLUME 1 Section 1: People and Places Borderlands: Change, Resistance, and Assimilation Family: Traditional Kinship in the Modern World Indian City Life Indian Demographics: Definitions, Numbers, and Politics Urban Indians: The Impact of Urbanization Women: Changes in Identity and Power Section 2: Economy and Work Advertising and Indian Identity American Indian Poverty in Urban Areas American Indian Poverty on Reservations Gaming and Casinos Tourist Industry: Economic and Social Costs and Benefits Tribal Economic Diversification Unemployment Section 3: Learning, Literacy, and Languages Indian Colleges and Universities: Boarding Schools to Native American Studies Indian Schools: History of Schooling Models Literacy and Illiteracy Native American Deaf Public Education: Current Issues and Legislation Red English: Language and American Indian English Section 4: Health: Body and Mind, Private and Public Domestic Abuse Healthcare of American Indians The Indian Child Welfare Act Orphans Psychological and Emotional Problems Sexual Issues Substance Abuse Traditional Healing and Modern Medicine Section 5: Ideas and Identity: Issues of Indian Identity, Spirituality, Traditional and Modern Thought Cultural Preservation: Artifacts, Traditions, and Laws Fake Indians: Modern Day Native American Identity Historic Preservation: American Indian Inclusion and Contributions Indian Mascots Indian Ways of Knowing Indians and Civilization: Shaping Society into the Future Kennewick Man and the Controversy over Ownership of Indian Remains Missionaries and the Translation of the Bible Modernization of American Indian Culture National Museum of the American Indian: Contributing to American Culture Native Spirituality and Christianity Repatriation Scientists: Supporting the Development of American Indians in Science Stereotypes VOLUME 2 Section 6: Sovereignty and Dependence: Rights, Reservations, Recognition American Indian Athletes: Individual Contributions in the Face of Challenges American Indian Smoke Shops: Struggles for Economic Independence Bureau of Indian Affairs: A Historical and Contemporary Mission Federal Recognition Federal Reservations Indian Civil Rights Indian Sovereignty Indians and the U.S. Constitution Race Relations Racism Reservations and College Athletics: Identifying and Nurturing Talent State Recognition Section 7: Law, Politics, and Conflict American Indians and the Military Genocide Grassroots Politics: Historical and Contemporary Activism Indian Tribal Courts and the U.S. Court System Indian Trust Lands Managed by the Federal Government Indians and Congress Law Enforcement in Indian Country Leadership: Formal and Informal Leadership within Tribes Political Activism: Examining the Issues Prisons and Indians Red Power: The American Indian Movement Tribal Government: Local Decision-Making and Law Enforcement Section 8: American Indian Expression American Indian Art: Maintaining Culture, Tradition, and Identity American Indian Theater and Performance: Political, Cultural, and Artistic Empowerment Film Media about Indians: Representations and Misrepresentations Film Media by Indians: Native Voices Fraudulent Indian Art Music: Vibrant Elements of American Indian Culture Print Media by Indians: Words and Ideas of American Indians Section 9: Environment American Indians and Solid Waste Climate Change Environmental Racism Nuclear Waste Pollution Preserving Habitats Tribal Land Use Section 10: Canadian Indians and Other Aboriginal Peoples Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian Government Biocolonialism: Genetic Science and Aboriginal Peoples Contemporary Issues of Aboriginal People in Canada Human Rights of Indigenous People Worldwide Missionaries to Canada's First Nations Worldwide Indigenous Activism The Editor and Contributors Index

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