"We Are Still Here" American Indians in the Twentieth Century

by Iverson, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780882959405
• ISBN10: 0882959409
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-12-24
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Too often textbook accounts of American Indians end with the massacre at Wounded Knee, but the story of American Indians is an ongoing one. In this remarkable feat of inclusion, Professor Iverson begins at Wounded Knee and tells the stories of Indian communities throughout the United States, including not only political leaders and activists, but also professionals, artists, soldiers and athletes-men and women who have throughout this century worked to carry on time-honored traditions even as they created new ones.

Though appropriate attention is paid to federal officials and policies, We Are Still Here centers on Indian country-on the decisions and actions of Indian individuals-in its discussion of urbanization, economic development, cultural revitalization, identity, and sovereignty.

Author Biography

Peter Iverson is Professor of History at Arizona State University and has also taught at Navajo Community College. He is the author or editor of ten books, including Indians in American History, Second Edition (edited with Frederick E. Hoxie), When Indians Became Cowboys, Carlos Mantezuma, and The Navajo Nation, Professor Iverson serves on the Advisory Council of the D’Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian History. He has held fellowships from the Newberry Library, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and has received the Carleton College Alumni Association Award for Distinguished Achievement.

Table of Contents

Foreword	v	(4)
Acknowledgments	IX
INTRODUCTION	1	(9)
CHAPTER ONE: "We Indians Will Be Indians All Our Lives," 1890-1920	10	(43)
Disappearing Peoples?	13	(6)
Education	19	(7)
Religions	26	(4)
Land	30	(7)
Identities	37	(12)
World War I	49	(4)
CHAPTER TWO: Confronting Continuation, 1921-1932	53	(24)
Failed Policies	54	(4)
Collier and the Pueblo Indians	58	(4)
Rights, Opportunities, and Identity	62	(3)
Tourism and the Arts	65	(4)
Work, Community, and Government	69	(5)
Moving Toward Reform	74	(3)
CHAPTER THREE: Initiatives and Impositions, 1933-1940	77	(26)
Collier's Perspective	78	(2)
Cultural Considerations	80	(6)
Education, Health Care, and Land Use	86	(3)
The Indian Reorganization Act	89	(9)
Alaska and Oklahoma	98	(1)
Land Bases and Recognition	99	(4)
CHAPTER FOUR: The War, Termination, and the Start of Self-Determination, 1941-1961	103	(36)
World War II and Its Consequences	105	(8)
The NCAI, the ICC, and Legal Representation	113	(6)
The Termination Era	119	(6)
Dimensions of Termination	125	(7)
Urban Migration and Relocation	132	(3)
Toward Self-Determination	135	(4)
CHAPTER FIVE: The Struggle for Sovereignty, 1962-1980	139	(36)
Restoration	142	(4)
Fishing Rights and the Growth of Activism	146	(9)
Lands and Recognition	155	(4)
Education and Economies	159	(10)
Rights and Restrictions	169	(2)
Writers, Musicians, and Artists	171	(4)
CHAPTER SIX: "We Are All Indians," 1981-1997	175	(35)
Contemporary Identity	176	(6)
New Voices, New Images	182	(5)
Museums and Repatriation	187	(3)
Gaming	190	(6)
Communities	196	(2)
Tribal Membership and Indian Rights	198	(5)
Economies and Education	203	(2)
"We Are Still Here"	205	(5)
Epilogue: The Memorial Ride	210	(2)
Appendix: American Indian Communities	212	(13)
Bibliographical Essay	225	(13)
Index	238	(11)
Photoessay follows page 149
Map: State and Federally Recognized Reservations	8-9	(1)