Inappropriation : The Contested Legacy of Y-Indian Guides /

""Inappropriation: The Contested Legacy of Y-Indian Guides" traces the 77-year history of a youth development program that, at its height, engaged over a half million participants annually. Beginning with idealistic origins, intending to soften the stereotypical stern father, Y-Indian...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hillmer, Paul, 1960- (Author), Bean, Ryan, 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, 2023.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Y-Indian Guides > History.
Ethnocentrism.
Cultural appropriation.
Children > Societies and clubs.
Ethnocentrism > United States.
Cultural appropriation > United States.
Parent and child > United States > Societies and clubs.
Fathers and sons > United States > Societies and clubs.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The YMCA and social change, 1844-1925
  • "White men raise cities, red men rais sons"
  • The "Indian" in Indian Guides
  • A national movement
  • The promise of the program
  • "The real feelings and concerns of the Indian" : the fracturing of Y-Indian Guides
  • "We couldn't fix it" : removing the "Indian" from Guides.

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