The Invented Indian: Cultural Fictions and Government Policies

ISBN-13: 9781560007456 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 400 str.

James A. Clifton

Opis

This volume explores how cultural fictions promote divisiveness and translate into policy. Throughout, it reveals a deep and abiding respect for Indians, their histories, and their cultures, saving its critique for jaundiced academics and callow politicians. Representing years of cooperative effort, The Invented Indian brings together a group of leading scholars of North American Indians, most of them heavily involved in service and applied work on behalf of Indian clients, communities, and organizations.

Spis treści

1: Introduction; 2: The Indian Story; 3: Pride and Prejudice; 4: Squanto and the Pilgrims; 5: A Sweet Small Something; 6: The United States Constitution and the Iroquois League; 7: Mother Earth; 8: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity; 9: Their Numbers Become Thick; 10: Primal Gaia; 11: A Legacy of Misperception and Invention; 12: Validity Is Not Authenticity; 13: Ethical Advocacy Versus Propaganda; 14: Inside BIA; 15: When Fictions Take Hostages; 16: Europe’s Indians; 17: White Ghosts, Red Shadows

O autorze

James A. Clifton