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November
2006 features
American Indian Heritage
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The
Earth Shall Weep: a History of Native America
by James Wilson
970.004 Wil
This is a book with a pioneering approach that sets it apart from any history now on the market. Drawing not only on historical sources but also on ethnography, archaeology, Indian oral tradition, and his own extensive research in Native American communities,
the author sets out to make the Indian perspective on the past and the present accessible to a broad audience.
Words
of Power
edited by Norbert S. Hill
970.004 Wor
Tribal members offer insights on spirituality, land, leadership,
conflict, treaties, environment, men, women, children, education and
peace. From the famous names of the past to today's contemporary
voices, we hear truths resonating with strength, wisdom and beauty.
The
Settlement of the Americas: a New Prehistory
by Thomas D. Dillehay
970.01 Dil
Since 1877, archaeologist Tom Dillehay has been unearthing conclusive evidence of human habitation in the Americas at least 15,000 to 20,000 years ago, settling a bitter debate and demolishing the standard scientific account of the settlement of the Americas. The question of how people first came to the Americas is now thrown wide open: the best guess is that they arrived from a variety of places, at many different times and by many different routes.
Black
Elk Speaks
as told through John G. Neihardt (Flaming Rainbow) by Nicholas Black Elk
970.3 Bla
Black Elk Speaks is the story of the Lakota visionary and healer Nicholas Black Elk (1863-1950) and his people during the momentous twilight years of the nineteenth century. Black Elk met the distinguished poet, writer, and critic John G. Neihardt (1881-1973) in 1930 on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota and chose Neihardt to tell his story. Neihardt understood and conveyed Black Elk's experiences in this powerful and inspirational message for all humankind.
History
of the Ojibway People
by William Warren
970.3 Ojibway
Written in 1852 and first published in 1885, this book is perhaps one
of the most important histories of the Ojibway. The author, the
son of a white man and an Ojibway woman, collected firsthand descriptions
and stories from his relatives, tribal leaders, and acquaintances.
Introduction
to Wisconsin Indians: Prehistory to Statehood
by Carol I. Mason
970.475 Mas
An introduction to the Indian people of Wisconsin.
Custer
Died for Your Sins
by Vine Deloria, Jr.
970.5 Del
It seems that each generation of whites and Indians will have to read
and reread Vine Deloria's Manifesto for some time to come, before we
absorb his special, ironic Indian point of view and what he tells us,
with a great deal of humor, about U.S. race relations, federal
bureaucracies, Christian churches, and social scientists. This book
continues to be required reading for all Americans, whatever their
special interest.
Black
Hills, White Justice: the Soiux Nation Versus the United States, 1775
to the Present
by Edward Lazarus
970.5 Laz
At the center of this book is the untold story of the longest running
legal fight in American history: the Sioux nations one-hundred year
effort to secure restitution for the seizure of the Black Hills of
South Dakota. After the final defeat at Wounded Knee in 1890 and
through the next century, using the United States' own laws and
institutions for redress, the conquered sued the conqueror over the
sins of empire.
Blood
Struggle: the Rise of Modern Indian Nations
by Charles Wilkerson
970.5 Wil
For generations, Indian people suffered a grinding poverty and political and cultural suppression on the reservations. But tenacious and visionary tribal leaders refused to give in. They knew their rights and insisted that the treaties be honored. Against all odds, beginning shortly after World War II, they began to succeed. The modern tribal sovereignty movement deserves to be spoken of in the same breath as the civil rights, environmental, and women's movements.
The Chiricahua Apache Prisoners of War
by John Anthony Turcheneske, Jr.
976.6 Tur
A significant but often forgotten chapter in U.S. government and
Native American relations is the twenty-seven-year period of captivity
endured by the Chiricahua Apaches following Geronimo's final
surrender. This book examines this segment of history including
the campaign for their release from military custody, their efforts to
return home, and the conflicting interests who competed to resolve the
Indians status.
Indian
Mounds of Wisconsin
by Robert A. Birmingham and Leslie E. Eisenberg
977.501 Bir
More mounds were built by ancient Native American societies in
Wisconsin than in any other region of North America - between 15,000
and 20,000, at least 4,000 of which remain today. This book
offers a comprehensive overview of these intriguing earthworks and
answers the questions of who build them and why were they built.
On
the Rez
by Ian Frazier
978.366 Fra
On the Rez considers Indian ideas of freedom and community and equality that are basic to how we view ourselves. Most of all, he examines the Indian idea of heroism-its suffering and its pulse-quickening, public-spirited glory. On the Rez portrays the survival, through toughness and humor, of a great people whose culture has shaped our American identity.
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