E-book
Everything you wanted to know about Indians but were afraid to ask
Record details
- ISBN: 0873518616
- ISBN: 9780873518611
- ISBN: 0873518624
- ISBN: 9780873518628
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (190 pages) : illustrations, portraits
remote - Publisher: Saint Paul, MN : Borealis Books, [2012]
- Copyright: ©2012
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Politics: -- What is sovereignty? -- Why do Indians have reservations? -- Why isn't being American enough?-why do Indians need reservations today? -- Why do Indians have treaty rights?-what other rights do they have that differ from most people? -- What is allotment? -- Why does my land have clouded title? -- Is something being done about clouded title? -- If tribes had hereditary chiefs, how come there is a democratic process in place for selecting tribal leaders in most places today? -- What's the Indian Reorganization Act? -- What are the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe and the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council? -- Why do so many Indians live in urban areas today?-what is relocation? -- What is termination? -- Why do Indians have their own police and courts in some places? -- Why does the FBI investigate murders on some reservations? -- Why do state law enforcement agencies investigate murders on some other reservations?-what is public law 280? -- Don't tribes ever investigate murders on Indian land themselves? -- Do Indians face racial profiling from law enforcement? -- Should Leonard Peltier be freed? -- Is AIM good or bad? -- What is the Indian Child Welfare Act? -- What is blood quantum, what is tribal enrollment, and how are they related? -- How has tribal enrollment affected you personally? -- How come some tribes ban the use and sale of alcohol? -- Is there a solution to substance abuse in Indian country? -- Do all Indians have drinking problems? -- Why is there so much concern about mascots? -- Why don't tribes do more to support language and culture? -- Why are Indian politics often such a viper's pit? -- Are tribes getting better? -- Why do Indians have so many kids? -- I heard that a lot of Indians serve in the US military-how do they reconcile their service with the fact that the US Army killed so many of their people? -- How do Indians feel about the use of Geronimo as the code name for Osama Bin Laden? -- Economics: -- Do Indians get a break on taxes, and if so, why? -- Do Indians get a break on license plates? -- Why should Indians be eligible for welfare if they are not taxed the same way as everyone else? -- Are all Indians living in extreme poverty? -- Are all Indians rich from casinos? -- How has casino gambling affected Indian communities? -- How have per capita payments affected Indian communities? -- What is the future of Indian gaming? -- What should tribes be doing to improve the economic condition of their citizens? -- Education: -- What were federal residential boarding schools? -- How come 50 percent of Indians are flunking their state-mandated tests in English and math? -- Is there anything that works in the effort to bridge the achievement gap? -- How does No Child Left Behind affect Indian country? -- Do all Indians have a free ride to college? -- Perspectives: Coming To Terms And Future Directions: -- Why are Indians so often imagined rather than understood? -- As a white person, I don't feel privileged-so what do Indians mean by that term? -- Why don't tribes solve their own problems? -- All these problems are not my fault-why should I be asked to atone for the sins of my ancestors? -- Is there anything wrong with saying that some of my best friends are Indians? -- Is there something wrong with saying that my great-grandmother was a Cherokee princess? -- I might have some Indian ancestry-how do I find out? -- Why is that picture End of the Trail so popular in Indian country? -- Regarding casinos and treaty rights, I'm not racist, but it doesn't seem fair to me-what's wrong with that line of thinking? -- I'm not racist, but it all happened in the past-why can't Indians just move on? -- Why do Indian people often seem angry? -- Do Indians ever work together? -- What are some good books to read about Indians? -- Are there any good Indian movies? -- Have you ever been the object of direct racial discrimination? -- You're testament to your race-how did you turn out so good? -- How can I learn more? -- Conclusion: Finding Ways To Make A Difference: -- How can I help? -- Acknowledgments -- Recommended reading -- Notes -- Index -- Illustration credits. |
| Language Note: | English. |
| Source of Description Note: | Print version record. |
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| Genre: | History. |
