Author: Norman J. Bender Publisher: ISBN: Category : Indians of North America Languages : en Pages : 280
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""With upright and benevolent men as Indian Agents; with the friendly influence of the Indian Department fostering education and favoring missionary labors..., surely there is new hope for this people!" With this sanguine declaration, the Presbyterian church in 1870 endorsed a novel approach to civilizing and Christianizing Indians. This new concept, labeled the Grant Peace Policy for the president who initiated it, was a direct response to demands for reform in the Indian service following the Civil War. Reacting to these pressures, the administration agreed to a partnership of church and state by which churches nominated Christian laymen for positions as Indian agents and, whenever possible, assigned missionaries to preach and teach at Indian agencies. In this history of one of the government's first concerted attempts to solve the "Indian problem," Bender perceptively interprets the successes, and lack thereof, of agents and Presbyterian missionaries with Navajos, army officers, government officials, church leaders, and congressmen"--Back cover.
Author: Paige Raibmon Publisher: Duke University Press Books ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 336
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DIVAnalyzes cultural adaptation among aboriginal people in the Pacific Northwest, tracing the colonial origins and political implications of ideas about native "authenticity."/div
Author: Jonathan Lear Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 0674040023 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 200
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Presents the story of Plenty Coups, the last great Chief of the Crow Nation. This title contains a philosophical and ethical inquiry into a people faced with the end of their way of life.
Author: Henri Sorensen Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 9780688139254 Category : Danish Americans Languages : en Pages : 30
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Whenever Jimmy visits his grandfather he asks to hear how Great-great-great-grandfather Lars traveled with his family from Denmark to Minnesota and built a home that became the beginning of the town of New Hope.
Author: Sherman Alexie Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers ISBN: 0316219304 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 299
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A New York Times bestseller—over one million copies sold! A National Book Award winner A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings by Ellen Forney that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live. With a forward by Markus Zusak, interviews with Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney, and black-and-white interior art throughout, this edition is perfect for fans and collectors alike.
Author: Maureen Johnson Publisher: Wednesday Books ISBN: 1250168376 Category : Young Adult Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 224
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"The Ultimate Resistance Guidebook." — Bustle "This book will be a light in the darkness for some, and help guide them from despair."— Booklist An all-star collection of essays about activism and hope, edited by bestselling YA author Maureen Johnson. Now, more than ever, young people are motivated to make a difference in a world they're bound to inherit. They're ready to stand up and be heard - but with much to shout about, where they do they begin? What can I do? How can I help? How I Resist is the response, and a way to start the conversation. To show readers that they are not helpless, and that anyone can be the change. A collection of essays, songs, illustrations, and interviews about activism and hope, How I Resist features an all-star group of contributors, including, John Paul Brammer, Libba Bray, Lauren Duca, Modern Family's Jesse Tyler Ferguson and his husband Justin Mikita, Alex Gino, Hebh Jamal, Malinda Lo, Dylan Marron, Hamilton star Javier Muñoz, Rosie O'Donnell, Junauda Petrus, Jodi Picoult, Jason Reynolds, Karuna Riazi, Maya Rupert, Dana Schwartz, Dan Sinker, Ali Stroker, Jonny Sun (aka @jonnysun), Sabaa Tahir, Shaina Taub, Daniel Watts, Jennifer Weiner, Jacqueline Woodson, and more, all edited and compiled by New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson. In How I Resist, readers will find hope and support through voices that are at turns personal, funny, irreverent, and instructive. Not just for a young adult audience, this incredibly impactful collection will appeal to readers of all ages who are feeling adrift and looking for guidance. How I Resist is the kind of book people will be discussing for years to come and a staple on bookshelves for generations.
Author: Stuart BANNER Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 0674020537 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 353
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Between the early 17th century and the early 20th, nearly all U.S. land was transferred from American Indians to whites. Banner argues that neither simple coercion nor simple consent reflects the complicated legal history of land transfers--time, place, and the balance of power between Indians and settlers decided the outcome of land struggles.
Author: Roy Ziegler Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 1440106592 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 110
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Thousands of years after an American Indian tribe settled at the foot of a great spring, William Penn and the Quakers arrived in New Hope, Pennsylvania. It would be the beginning of an epic romance, as the borough has developed into one of the most beloved river towns in the world. During the Revolutionary War, General George Washington marched through the borough on four documented occasions. At the pinnacle of the war, ten thousand Continental Army troops crossed Coryell's Ferry as they went on to win a crucial victory at the Battle of Monmouth. But it's not just New Hope's location on the Delaware River that has made is so important. Artists of the impressionist school produced great landscape paintings there, and classic Broadway and Hollywood stars played in front of the footlights at New Hope's famous Bucks County Playhouse. In more recent years, the borough became the first in Pennsylvania to pass a comprehensive ordinance banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Take a fascinating journey focusing on one of the nation's most colorful river towns, and learn all about its diverse population, eclectic shops, and natural beauty. This is New Hope, Pennsylvania.
Author: Darla Spencer Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1467118516 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 160
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Once thought of as Indian hunting grounds with no permanent inhabitants, West Virginia is teeming with evidence of a thriving early native population. Today's farmers can hardly plow their fields without uncovering ancient artifacts, evidence of at least ten thousand years of occupation. Members of the Fort Ancient culture resided along the rich bottomlands of southern West Virginia during the Late Prehistoric and Protohistoric periods. Lost to time and rediscovered in the 1880s, Fort Ancient sites dot the West Virginia landscape. This volume explores sixteen of these sites, including Buffalo, Logan and Orchard. Archaeologist Darla Spencer excavates the fascinating lives of some of the Mountain State's earliest inhabitants in search of who these people were, what languages they spoke and who their descendants may be.
Author: Norman J. Bender
Author: Paige Raibmon
Author: Jonathan Lear
Author: Henri Sorensen
Author: Sherman Alexie
Author: Maureen Johnson
Author: Stuart BANNER
Author: Roy Ziegler
Author: Tom Sakokwenionkwas Porter
Author: Darla Spencer