Real Indians : identity and the survival of Native America /

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At the dawn of the twenty-first century, America finds itself on the brink of a new racial consciousness. The old, unquestioned confidence with which individuals can be classified (as embodied, for instance, in previous U.S. census categories) has been eroded.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Garroutte, Eva Marie, 1962-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2003.
Subjects:
Indians of North America > Ethnic identity.
Indians of North America > Tribal citizenship.
Indians of North America > Legal status, laws, etc.
Identification (Psychology)
Self-determination, National > United States.
Peuples autochtones > Nationalité ethnique.
Identification (Psychologie)
Droit des peuples à disposer d'eux-mêmes > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Native American Studies.
HISTORY > Native American.
Self-determination, National.
Ethnische Identität
Indianen.
Etnisch bewustzijn.
United States.
Nordamerika
Indianer.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The Chief Who Never Was
  • 1. Enrollees and Outalucks: Law
  • 2. "If He Gets a Nosebleed, He'll Turn into a White Man": Biology
  • 3. What If My Grandma Eats Big Macs? Culture
  • 4. If You're Indian and You Know It (but Others Don't): Self-Identification
  • 5. "Whatddaya Mean 'We, ' White Man?": Identity Conflicts and a Radical Indigenism
  • 6. Allowing the Ancestors to Speak: Radical Indigenism and New/Old Definitions of Identity
  • Conclusion: Long Lance's Ghost and the Spirit of Future Scholarship.

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