Unlearning the Language of Conquest : Scholars Expose Anti-Indianism in America.

Unlearning the Language of Conquest : Scholars Expose Anti-Indianism in America.

Annotation "Outstanding scholarship. ... Giant first steps towards the goal of providing a truthful and constructive understanding of indigenous worldviews."--Daniel R. Wildcat, Professor of Sociology and American Indian Studies, Haskell Indian Nations University Responding to anti-Indiani...

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Corporate Author: Wahinkpe Topa (Editor)
Other Authors: Jacobs, Don Trent (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, June 2006.
Subjects:
Indians of North America > Public opinion.
Indians of North America > History.
Indians in popular culture > United States.
Public opinion > United States.
Ethnic relations
Indians in popular culture
Indians of North America
Indians of North America > Public opinion
Public opinion
Race relations
United States > Ethnic relations.
United States > Race relations.
United States
History
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • ""Contents""; ""Editor's Note on Chief Seathl's Speech""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Prologue. Red Road, Red Lake-Red Flag! (Four Arrows)""; ""Introduction. (Four Arrows)""; ""CHAPTER 1. Happiness and Indigenous Wisdom in the History of the Americas (Frank Bracho)""; ""CHAPTER 2. Adventures in Denial: Ideological Resistance to the Idea that the Iroquois Helped Shape American Democracy (Bruce E. Johansen)""; ""CHAPTER 3. Burning Down the House: Laura Ingalls Wilder and American Colonialism (Waziyatawin Angela Cavender Wilson)""
  • ""CHAPTER 4. (Post) Colonial Plainsongs: Toward Native Literary Worldings (Jodi A. Byrd)""""CHAPTER 5. Conquest Masquerading as Law (Vine Deloria Jr.)""; ""CHAPTER 6. Traditional Native Justice: Restoration and Balance, Not "Punishment" (Rudy Al James (ThlauGooYailthThlee- The First and Oldest Raven))""; ""CHAPTER 7. Where Are Your Women?: Missing in Action (Barbara Alice Mann)""; ""CHAPTER 8. Peaceful Versus Warlike Societies in Pre-Columbian America: What Do Archaeology and Anthropology Tell Us? (James DeMeo)""
  • ""CHAPTER 9. Ecological Evidence of Large-Scale Silviculture by California Indians (Lee Klinger)""""CHAPTER 10. Preserving the Whole: Principles of Sustainability in Mi'kmaw Forms of Communication (Trudy Sable)""; ""CHAPTER 11. The Language of Conquest and the Loss of the Commons (Chet Bowers)""; ""CHAPTER 12. Overcoming Hegemony in Native Studies Programs (Devon A. Mihesuah)""; ""CHAPTER 13. The Question of Whitewashing in American History and Social Science (David N. Gibbs)""
  • ""CHAPTER 14. Before Predator Came: A Plea for Expanding First Nations Scholarship as European Shadow Work (David Gabbard)""""CHAPTER 15. Roy Rogers, Twin Heroes, and the Christian Doctrine of Exclusive Salvation (Four Arrows)""; ""CHAPTER 16. Western Science and the Loss of Natural Creativity (Gregory Cajete)""; ""CHAPTER 17. On the Very Idea of "A Worldview" and of "Alternative Worldviews" (Bruce Wilshire)""; ""Epilogue. Four Arrows""; ""APPENDIX. Essays from The Encyclopedia of American Indian History (Four Arrows)""; ""Index""

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