Native American Studies

by Clara Sue Kidwell, Alan Velie, Robert Con Davis-Undiano (Introduction)

This guide to Native American history and culture outlines new ways of understanding American Indian cultures in contemporary contexts.

 

Native American Studies covers key issues such as the intimate relationship of culture to land; the nature of cultural exchange and conflict in the period after European contact; the unique relationship of Native communities with the United States government; the significance of language; the vitality of contemporary cultures; and the variety of Native artistic styles, from literature and poetry to painting and sculpture to performance arts.

 

This thematic approach places history, culture, and intellectual production in the contexts of politics and power. Using specific examples throughout the book, the authors portray the culture of Native Americans from the viewpoints of Native people as well as from those of non-Native Americans.

Genres: Native American, History, Nonfiction

162 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Clara Sue Kidwell, former Assistant Director for Cultural Resources at the National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C., is retired as the founding director of the American Indian Center at the University of North Carolina. She is the author of Choctaws in Oklahoma: From Tribe to Nation, 1855–1970.

Reviews

[Michelle Boyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very quick read, but a good overview regardless.

[Jackie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Pretty darn boring

[Nicklas · Rating 4 out of 5]

good book, help me lot