Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs (1993- )Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
National American Indian Policy Information Center Act of 1995
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs (1993- )Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
American Indian Policy Review Commission
Author: Truman LoweLegislative Calendar
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Changing Numbers, Changing Needs
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309055482
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
The reported population of American Indians and Alaska Natives has grown rapidly over the past 20 years. These changes raise questions for the Indian Health Service and other agencies responsible for serving the American Indian population. How big is the population? What are its health care and insurance needs? This volume presents an up-to-date summary of what is known about the demography of American Indian and Alaska Native populationâ€"their age and geographic distributions, household structure, employment, and disability and disease patterns. This information is critical for health care planners who must determine the eligible population for Indian health services and the costs of providing them. The volume will also be of interest to researchers and policymakers concerned about the future characteristics and needs of the American Indian population.
Education for Extinction
Author: David Wallace AdamsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
The last "Indian War" was fought against Native American children in the dormitories and classrooms of government boarding schools. Only by removing Indian children from their homes for extended periods of time, policymakers reasoned, could white "civilization" take root while childhood memories of "savagism" gradually faded to the point of extinction. In the words of one official: "Kill the Indian and save the man." Education for Extinction offers the first comprehensive account of this dispiriting effort. Much more than a study of federal Indian policy, this book vividly details the day-to-day experiences of Indian youth living in a "total institution" designed to reconstruct them both psychologically and culturally. The assault on identity came in many forms: the shearing off of braids, the assignment of new names, uniformed drill routines, humiliating punishments, relentless attacks on native religious beliefs, patriotic indoctrinations, suppression of tribal languages, Victorian gender rituals, football contests, and industrial training. Especially poignant is Adams's description of the ways in which students resisted or accommodated themselves to forced assimilation. Many converted to varying degrees, but others plotted escapes, committed arson, and devised ingenious strategies of passive resistance. Adams also argues that many of those who seemingly cooperated with the system were more than passive players in this drama, that the response of accommodation was not synonymous with cultural surrender. This is especially apparent in his analysis of students who returned to the reservation. He reveals the various ways in which graduates struggled to make sense of their lives and selectively drew upon their school experience in negotiating personal and tribal survival in a world increasingly dominated by white men. The discussion comes full circle when Adams reviews the government's gradual retreat from the assimilationist vision. Partly because of persistent student resistance, but also partly because of a complex and sometimes contradictory set of progressive, humanitarian, and racist motivations, policymakers did eventually come to view boarding schools less enthusiastically. Based upon extensive use of government archives, Indian and teacher autobiographies, and school newspapers, Adams's moving account is essential reading for scholars and general readers alike interested in Western history, Native American studies, American race relations, education history, and multiculturalism.
CIS Index to Publications of the United States Congress
Author: Congressional Information ServicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 702
Book Description
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1632
Book Description
Broken Promises: Evaluating the Native American Health Care System
Author: U. S. Commission on Civil RightsPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781482551396
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
The report reveals that the Native American health care system created by the federal government has used only limited and incremental responses to the health care challenges faced by Native Americans.
Peacemaking Circles
Author: Kay PranisPublisher: Living Justice Press
ISBN: 1937141012
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Federal Historic Preservation Laws
Author: United StatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description