Native American Voices: A Reader

894 Pages·2016·10.783 MB·English

by  Susan Lobo, Steve Talbot, Traci L. Morris

NATIVE AMERICAN VOICES
third edition
Native American Voices
A Reader
Susan Lobo, Steve Talbot, and Traci L. Morris
First published 2010, 2001, 1998 by Pearson Education, Inc.
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Contents
PREFACE
ABOUT THE EDITORS
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
PART I: Peoples and Nations:
Following in the Footsteps of the Ancestors
William Stafford, HEARING THE SONG
Introduction
1Bruce E. Johansen, DEDICATION: ON THE PASSING OF VINE DELORIA, JR.
Duane Champagne, THE RISE AND FALL OF NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES
2
IN THE UNITED STATES
Map of North American Tribes
Map of South American Tribes
3Hilary N. Weaver, INDIGENOUS IDENTITY: WHAT IS IT, AND WHO REALLY HAS IT?
Tom Holm, PEOPLEHOOD MATRIX
4Steve Talbot, FIRST NATIONS: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF CANADA
Carl Waldman, Map of Nunavut and Basic Facts
5R. David Edmunds, NATIVE PEOPLES OF MEXICO
, 2008
NATIVE AMERICAN DEMOGRAPHICS—UNITED STATES
Susan Lobo, THE U.S. CENSUS AS "STATISTICAL GENOCIDE"
PART REVIEW
PART II: The Hidden Heritage
Joy Harjo, T H H
HE IDDEN ERITAGE
Introduction
William Oandasan, BLACK BEARS
Darryl Babe Wilson, MIS MISA: THE POWER WITHIN AKOO-YET THAT PROTECTS
1
THE WORLD
Luci Tapahonso, THE BEGINNING WAS MIST
Donald A. Grinde, Jr., and Bruce E. Johansen, PERCEPTIONS OF AMERICA'S NATIVE
2
DEMOCRACIES
John Mohawk, ORIGINS OF IROQUOIS POLITICAL THOUGHT
Michael Kearney and Stefano Varese, LATIN AMERICA'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES:
3
CHANGING IDENTITIES AND FORMS OF RESISTANCE
4Alexander Ewen, MEXICO: THE CRISIS OF IDENTITY
Jim Adams, JIM THORPE: THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON
5Richard Littlebear, JUST SPEAK YOUR LANGUAGE: HENA'HAANEHE
PART REVIEW
PART III: The American Indian Story (History)
WithOut Reservation (WOR), ?
WAS HE A FOOL
Introduction
Steven Newcomb, FIVE HUNDRED YEARS OF INJUSTICE: THE LEGACY OF
1FIFTEENTH
CENTURY RELIGIOUS PREJUDICE
2David E. Wilkins, A HISTORY OF FEDERAL INDIAN POLICY
Mario Gonzalez, THE BLACK HILLS: THE SACRED LAND OF THE LAKOTA
3
AND TSISTSISTAS
4Poka Laenui, THE REDISCOVERY OF HAWAIIAN SOVEREIGNTY
Eileen M. Luna-Firebaugh, THE BORDER CROSSED US: BORDER CROSSING ISSUES OF
5THE
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE AMERICAS
6Steve Talbot, GENOCIDE OF CALIFORNIA INDIANS
T
OYPURINA: A LEADER OF HER PEOPLE
Rupert Costo and Jeannette Henry Costo, THE CRIME OF GENOCIDE: A UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION
AIMED
AT PREVENTING DESTRUCTION OF GROUPS AND AT PUNISHING THOSE RESPONSIBLE
M : E : 1682 1783
APS UROPEAN COLONIAL IMPACT ON NATIVE LANDS AND
PART REVIEW
PART IV: "The Only good Indian ...": Racism,
Stereotypes, and Discrimination
Parris Butler, INCANTATION TO DISPEL NEW AGE DOGMA
Introduction
Luana Ross, PUNISHING INSTITUTIONS: THE STORY OF CATHERINE
1
(CEDAR WOMAN)
Tim Giago, INDIAN-NAMED MASCOTS: AN ASSAULT ON SELF-ESTEEM
Shannon Prince, WE'RE IMITATING THE ENEMY
Sally J. Torpy, NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN AND COERCED STERILIZATION: ON THE
2
TRAILS OF TEARS IN THE 1970s
Amnesty International, MAZE OF INJUSTICE: THE FAILURE TO PROTECT INDIGENOUS WOMEN
FROM SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE USA
James Riding In, Cal Seciwa, Suzan Harjo, and Walter Echo-Hawk, PROTECTING NATIVE
3
AMERICAN HUMAN REMAINS, BURIAL GROUNDS, AND SACRED PLACES
4Elizabeth Cook-Lynn, NEW INDIANS, OLD WARS
Steve Talbot, FREE LEONARD PELTIER
PART REVIEW
PART V: Native Representations: Media and the Arts
Introduction
1Theresa Harlan, CREATING A VISUAL HISTORY: A QUESTION OF OWNERSHIP
2Emory Sekaquaptewa, ONE MORE SMILE FOR A HOPI CLOWN
3Traci L. Morris, BUT IS IT AMERICAN INDIAN ART?
4Traci L. Morris, THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
Beverly R. Singer, WIPING THE WARPAINT OFF THE LENS: NATIVE AMERICAN FILM
5
AND VIDEO
Mathew Fleischer, GONE WITH THE WIND: A DECADE AFTER SMOKE SIGNALS,
6SUCCESS
REMAINS ELUSIVE FOR NATIVE AMERICAN FILMMAKERS
NATIVE AMERICAN MEDIA
WEB PAGE EVALUATION CHECKLIST
PART REVIEW
PART VI: Community Wellness: Family,
Health, and Education
Ed Edmo, INDIAN EDUCATION BLUES
Introduction
1Wilma Mankiller and Michael Wallis, ASGAYA-DIHI
2Deanna Kingston, TRAVELING TRADITIONS
Frances Washburn, LAKOTA WARRIOR
3Jennie R. Joe, AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE HEALTH
Philip A. May, THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ALCOHOL ABUSE AMONG AMERICAN
4INDIANS:
THE MYTHICAL AND REAL PROPERTIES
Florence Connolly Shipek, DELFINA CUERO: HER AUTOBIOGRAPHY
5Larry Murillo, PERSPECTIVES ON TRADITIONAL HEALTH PRACTICES
Susan Lobo, RESTORING NATIVE FOODS FOR HEALTH AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING
Ofelia Zepeda, SQUASH UNDER THE BED
Suzan Shown Harjo, MY NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION: NO MORE FAT "INDIAN" FOOD
Carol Devens, "IF WE GET THE GIRLS, WE GET THE RACE": MISSIONARY
6EDUCATION
OF NATIVE AMERICAN GIRLS
Tim Giago, RESERVATION SCHOOLS FAIL TO ASSIMILATE ALL STUDENTS
7Jeffrey Wollock, PROTAGONISM EMERGENT: INDIANS AND HIGHER EDUCATION
Map of Tribal Colleges
PART REVIEW
PART VII: The Sacred: Spirituality
and Sacred Geography
Introduction
Floyd Red Crow Westerman and Jimmy Curtiss, MISSIONARIES
Winona LaDuke, RECOVERING THE SACRED: THE POWER OF NAMING AND CLAIMING
Ofeliá Zepeda, PULLING DOWN THE CLOUDS
1John (Fire) Lame Deer and Richard Erdoes, ALONE ON THE HILLTOP
2Frank R. LaPena, MY WORLD IS A GIFT OF MY TEACHERS
Russell Thornton, WHO OWNS OUR PAST? THE REPATRIATION OF NATIVE
3AMERICAN
HUMAN REMAINS AND CULTURAL OBJECTS
INDIANS ARE NOT SPECIMENS—INDIANS ARE PEOPLE
Victoria Bomberry, BATTLING FOR SOULS: ORGANIZING THE RETURN OF THE
4SACRED
TEXTILES TO THE COMMUNITY OF COROMA, BOLIVIA
Suzan Shown Harjo, AMERICAN INDIAN RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACT AFTER
5
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
PART REVIEW
PART VIII: Native Sovereignty: Self-Governance,
Culture, and Sustainable Development
Simon J. Ortiz, IT WAS THAT INDIAN
Introduction
Stephen Cornell, REMAKING THE TOOLS OF GOVERNANCE: COLONIAL LEGACIES,
1
INDIGENOUS SOLUTIONS
FIRST NATIONS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
THE CHICKASAW NATION: AN EXAMPLE OF NATION BUILDING
Sia Davis and Jane Feustel, INDIAN GAMING IN THE STATES: DISPELLING MYTHS
2
AND HIGHLIGHTING ADVANTAGES
Victoria Bomberry, ¡EVO PRESIDENTE!
Haunani-Kay Trask, LOVELY HULA HANDS: CORPORATE TOURISM AND THE
3
PROSTITUTION OF HAWAIIAN CULTURE
Winona LaDuke, INDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVES: A NORTH
4
AMERICAN PRIMER
Rick Kearns, NATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL HERO: JESUS LEON SANTOS
5Steve Talbot, ALASKA NATIVES STRUGGLE FOR SUBSISTENCE RIGHTS
THE COBELL LAWSUIT
PART REVIEW
PART IX: Urbanism: Ancient and Contemporary
Introduction
W.O.R., GROWIN' UP ON THE REZ
1Jack D. Forbes, THE URBAN TRADITION AMONG NATIVE AMERICANS
2Lanada Boyer, REFLECTIONS OF ALCATRAZ
Susan Lobo, IS URBAN A PERSON OR A PLACE? CHARACTERISTICS OF URBAN
3
INDIAN COUNTRY
SUSAN LOBO AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITY HISTORY COLLECTION
Victoria Bomberry, DOWNTOWN OKLAHOMA CITY, 1952
Esther Belin, RUBY'S WELFARE
Carol Miller, TELLING THE INDIAN URBAN: REPRESENTATIONS IN AMERICAN
4
INDIAN FICTION
Heather Howard-Bobiwash, WOMEN'S CLASS STRATEGIES AS ACTIVISM IN NATIVE
5
COMMUNITY BUILDING IN TORONTO, 1950–1975
PART REVIEW
PART X: Indigenous Rights: Struggle and Revitalization
Tom LaBlanc, INDIANISMO!
Introduction
1John Mohawk, DIRECTIONS IN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENTS
2DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
National Congress of American Indians, RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE UN DECLARATION ON THE
RIGHTS
OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
3Jose Barreiro, VISIONS IN GENEVA: THE DREAM OF THE EARTH
RIGOBERTA MENCHú TUM
4Leanne Hinton, HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE SCHOOLS
Jose Barreiro, CALL TO CONSCIOUSNESS ON THE FATE OF MOTHER EARTH:
5GLOBAL
WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NARF Legal Review, ERODING ALASKA TOWN SUES 24 OIL AND ENERGY COMPANIES FOR DESTRUCTION
CAUSED
BY GLOBAL WARMING
6Phillip Deere, CLOSING ADDRESS
PART REVIEW
APPENDIX A: NATIVE AMERICAN LINKS TO INTERNET RESOURCES