Daily Life of Native Americans in the Twentieth Century

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Donald Fixico

Book Code: GR3357

ISBN: 0-313-33357-2

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-33357-6

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288 pages, halftones

Greenwood Press

Publication: 5/30/2006

List Price: $49.95 (UK Sterling Price: £27.95)

Discount Price: $39.96 Greenwood Press Fall 2008 Backlist Sale. Use code 0826. Save 20%. Ends 12/31/2008.

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Media Type: Hardcover

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Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series

Reviews:

[F]or students in middle and high school and general readers, shows what life was really like for ordinary people....[t]hroughout history.
—Multicultural Review Spring 2007
Fixico presents an introduction to the big picture of Native American life in the 21st century while also providing the historical context for the primary issues faced by the members of some 500 Indian tribal groups living on 200-plus reservations and in every major city in the western U.S. Coverage includes family and women's roles; economics and urbanization; language and education; aspects of material life; aspects of political and public life; recreational life, outdoors, and sports; religious practices and morality; art, artifacts, music, and entertainment; Native Americans in literature and the media; nature, environment, home spaces, and resources; humor; the gaming industry; and health care. The text reveals the complexities of sustaining the communities and practices of a minority group while also working, living, and playing in a mainstream world.
—Reference & Research Book News/Art Book News Annual November 2006

Description: Donald Fixico, one of the foremost scholars on Native Americans, details the day-to-day lives of these indigenous people in the 20th century. As they moved from living among tribes in the early 1900s to the cities of mainstream America after WWI and WWII, many Native Americans grappled with being both Indian and American. Through the decades they have learned to embrace a bi-cultural existence that continues today. In fourteen chapters, Fixico highlights the similarities and differences that have affected the generations growing up in 20th-century America. Chapters include details of daily life such as education; leisure activities & sports; reservation life; spirituality, rituals & customs; health, medicine & cures; urban life; women's roles & family; bingos, casinos & gaming. Greenwood's Daily Life through History series looks at the everyday lives of common people. This book explores the lives of Native Americans and provides a basis for further research. Black and white photographs, maps and charts are interspersed throughout the text to assist readers. Reference features include a timeline of historic events, sources for further reading, glossary of terms, bibliography and index.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
Chronology
Domestic Life, Family, Women's Roles and Sexuality
Economic Life, Rural, Urban, Taxation, Trade and Transportation
Intellectual Life, Language, Oral Tradition and Education
Material Life, Clothing, Food, and Housing
Political Life, Government, Social Structure, Warfare, and Tribal Law
Recreational Life, Sports, and Outdoors
Religious Life, Deities, Creeds, Rituals and Morality
Art, Artifacts, Music and Fine Art Performance
Literature and Media of American Indians
Nature, Environment, Home Spaces and Resources
Indian Humor Then and Now
Bingos, Casinos and Indian Gaming
Health, Medicine and Cures
Being Indian in the Twentieth Century
Glossary
Further readings

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