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Life of the Indigenous mind : Vine Deloria Jr. and the birth of the Red Power movement /

"In Life of the Indigenous Mind: Vine Deloria Jr. and the Birth of the Red Power Movement, David Martínez examines the activism, life, and writings of Vine Deloria Jr., the most influential Indigenous activist and writer of the 20th century and one of the intellectual architects of the Red Pow...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Martinez, David, 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press : American Philosophical Society, [2019]
Series:New visions in Native American and indigenous studies.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue : Fanfare for the American Indian
  • 1. Vine Deloria Jr. and the Discourse on Tribal Self-Determination : Independence beyond the Reservation System
  • 2. Coyote Old Man Tells a Story : History, Plight, and Indian-White Relations
  • 3. The Law of the Land : Tribes as Higher than States, Indians as Lower than Human
  • 4. For the Good of the Indian : Termination Policy and the Pillaging of Indian Country
  • 5. Not Your Minority : Tribalism during the Civil Rights Era
  • 6. Here Come the Anthros! : A Tribal Critique of the Social Sciences
  • 7. "Merciless Indian Savages" : Christianity, Churches, and the Soul of the Indian
  • 8. The Scandal of Indian Affairs : Policy, Reservations, and the Future of Indian Freedom
  • 9. Twentieth-Century Tribes : Nonlinear People in a Linear World
  • 10. The Good Red Road Ahead : Self-Determination.