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Being Indian and Walking Proud: American Indian Identity and Reality

Being Indian and Walking Proud: American Indian Identity and Reality

Hardcover

Native American HistoryAnthropologyGeneral United States History

ISBN10: 1032763868
ISBN13: 9781032763866
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jul 1 2024
Pages: 256
Weight: 1.15
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

This book explores the identity of American Indians from an Indigenous perspective and how outside influences throughout history, from the arrival of Columbus in 1492 to the twenty-first century, have affected Native people.

Non-Native writers, boarding school teachers, movie directors, bureaucrats, churches, and television have all heavily impacted how Indians are viewed in the United States. Drawing on the life experiences of many American Indian men and women, this volume reveals how American Indian identity comprises multiple identities, including the noble savage, wild savage, Hollywood Indian, church-going Indian, rez Indian, urban Indian, Native woman, Indian activist, casino Indian, and tribal leader. Indigenous people, in their own voices, share their experiences of discrimination, being treated as outsiders in their own country, and the intersections of gender, culture, and politics in Indian-white relations. Yet the book also highlights the resilience of being Indian and the pride felt from being a member of a tribe(s), knowing your relatives, and feeling connected to the earth.

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