Native Historians Write Back - Decolonizing American Indian History

Informationen zum Autor Susan A. Miller of the Seminole Nation is a freelance writer living in Lincoln, Nebraska. James Riding In of the Pawnee Nation is an associate professor of American Indian Studies at Arizona State University. Klappentext In this first-of-its-kind anthology, American Indian scholars examine crucial events in their own nations' histories. On the one hand, these writers represent diverse tribal perspectives. On the other, they share a unifying point of view grounded in ancestral wisdom: the Cosmos is a live being, Earth is our Mother, the North American tribes are engaged in national liberation struggles, and Indigenous realities are as viable as any other. Zusammenfassung No matter what you know about Lewis and Clark! the Hopi Snake Dance! the occupation of Wounded Knee village! or the Seminole Freedmen claim! you have never before seen those and myriad other historic episodes from these perspectives. In this first-of-its-kind anthology! American Indian scholars examine crucial events in their own nations' histor...

Product details

• Authors: Susan A. (EDT)/ Riding In Miller
• Assisted by: Susan A Miller (Editor), Susan A. Miller (Editor), James Riding In (Editor)
• Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.2011
• EAN: 9780896726994
• ISBN: 978-0-89672-699-4
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous