Contemporary Native American Cultural Issues / Edition 1

by Duane Champagne

Overview

Duane Champagne has assembled a volume of top scholarship reflecting the complexity and diversity of Native American cultural life. Introductions to each topical section provide background and integrated analyses of the issues at hand. The informative and critical studies that follow offer experiences and perspectives from a variety of Native settings. Topics include identity, gender, the powwow, mass media, health and environmental issues.

This book and its companion volume, Contemporary Native American Political Issues, edited by Troy R. Johnson, are ideal teaching tools for instructors in Native American studies, ethnic studies, and anthropology, and important resources for anyone working in or with Native communities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761990598
Publisher:	AltaMira Press
Publication date:	01/20/1999
Series:	Contemporary Native American Communities , #3
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	6.06(w) x 9.07(h) x 0.76(d)

About the Author

Duane Champagne is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Native Nations Law and Policy Center at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Duane Champagne, Introduction Part 2 I. Native Identity Chapter 3 1. D. Mihesuah, American Indian Identities: Issues of Individual Choices and Development Chapter 4 2. W. Churchill, The Crucible of American Indian Identity: Native Tradition versus Colonial Imposition in Postconquest North America Part 5 II. Gender Chapter 6 3. K.B. Chiste, Aboriginal Women and Self-Government Chapter 7 4. B. Brant, The Good Red Road: Journeys of Homecoming in Native Women's Writing Chapter 8 5. B.G. Miller, Contemporary Tribal Codes and Gender Issues Part 9 III. Contemporary Powwow Chapter 10 6. M. Mattern, The Powwow as a Public Arena Chapter 11 7. L.E. Lassiter, Southwestern Oklahoma, the Gourd Dance, and "Charlie Brown" Part 12 IV. Film and Other Media Chapter 13 8. L.A. Whitt, Cultural Imperialism and the Marketing of Native America Chapter 14 9. S. Leuthold, Native Media's Communities Chapter 15 10. L.P. Brumbaugh, Ethnical Issues for Photographers of Native Americans Part 16 V. Health Chapter 17 11. P.A. May, Epidemiology of Alcohol Abuse among Native Americans Chapter 18 12. C.M. Pego et al., Tobacco, Culture, and Health among Native Americans Chapter 19 13. M.C. Mahoney and A.M. Michalek, Cancer Control Research among American Indians and Alaska Natives Part 20 VI. Environmental Issues Chapter 21 14. D. Waller, Friendly Fire: When Environmentalists Dehumanize American Indians Chapter 22 15. J. Wolfley, Ecological Risk Assessment and Management Chapter 23 16. R. L. Spieldoch, Uranium Is In My Body Chapter 24 Index Chapter 25 Acknowledgments Chapter 26 About the Editor

Editorial Reviews

These two volumes (with Contemporary Native American Political Issues, ed. Johnson) succeed in conveying the complexity of Native American needs and the cultural context in which they are embedded.

Practicing Anthropology - Niels W. Braroe

Although there are several anthropological textbooks on Native Americans, a collection discussing contemporary sociological issues for classroom use is sorely missing. Champagne and Johnson are addressing this lack. In their two-volume collection of essays, the editors are providing a broad range of topics facing Native American communities at this time.

These two volumes (with Contemporary Native American Political Issues, ed. Johnson) succeed in conveying the complexity of Native American needs and the cultural context in which they are embedded.

From the Publisher

Although there are several anthropological textbooks on Native Americans, a collection discussing contemporary sociological issues for classroom use is sorely missing. Champagne and Johnson are addressing this lack. In their two-volume collection of essays, the editors are providing a broad range of topics facing Native American communities at this time.
— Annette Kuhlmann, (University of Wisconsin, Baraboo)

Journal Of Ethnic History

Although there are several anthropological textbooks on Native Americans, a collection discussing contemporary sociological issues for classroom use is sorely missing. Champagne and Johnson are addressing this lack. In their two-volume collection of essays, the editors are providing a broad range of topics facing Native American communities at this time.

Journal Of Ethnic History - Annette Kuhlmann