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The Native American casino and gaming industry has attracted unprecedented American public attention to life on reservations. Other tribal public venues, such as museums and powwows, have also gained in popularity among non-Native audiences and become sites of education and performance. In Public Na...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lawlor, Mary, 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2006.
Temas:
Indians of North America > Public opinion.
Indians of North America > Psychology.
Indians of North America > Ethnic identity.
Ethnopsychology > North America.
Self-perception > North America.
Indians in popular culture > North America.
Powwows > North America.
Museum exhibits > North America.
Gambling on Indian reservations > North America.
Public opinion > North America.
Indigenous peoples > Civil rights.
Peuples autochtones > Amérique du Nord > Opinion publique.
Peuples autochtones > Amérique du Nord > Psychologie.
Peuples autochtones > Amérique du Nord > Identité ethnique.
Ethnopsychologie > Amérique du Nord.
Perception de soi > Amérique du Nord.
Peuples autochtones dans la culture populaire > Amérique du Nord.
Powwows > Amérique du Nord.
Objets exposés > Amérique du Nord.
Jeux de hasard dans les réserves indiennes > Amérique du Nord.
Autochtones > Droits.
Opinion publique > Amérique du Nord.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Native American Studies.
Ethnopsychology.
Gambling on Indian reservations.
Indians in popular culture.
Museum exhibits.
Powwows.
Public opinion.
Self-perception.
North America.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The Native American casino and gaming industry has attracted unprecedented American public attention to life on reservations. Other tribal public venues, such as museums and powwows, have also gained in popularity among non-Native audiences and become sites of education and performance. In Public Native America, Mary Lawlor explores the process of tribal self-definition that the communities in her study make available to off-reservation audiences. Focusing on architectural and interior designs as well as performance styles, she reveals how a complex and often surprising cultural dynamic is cre.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 234 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-227) and index.
ISBN:9780813539973
0813539978
0813538645
9780813538648

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