Historical Dictionary of Native American Movements (2nd edition)

摘要

"On his first day in the seventh grade, Sherman Alexie opened up his school-assigned math book and found his mother's maiden name written in it. "I was looking at a 30-year-old math book", he says - and that was the moment he knew that he needed to leave his home" (Fresh Air, 2017). Native Americans continue to suffer from these more minor inequities such as 30-year-old textbooks to major ones such as the continual attempts to erode tribal sovereignty. All of the above have effects: "Many Indians remain in poverty and suffer from alarming rates of alcoholism, diabetes, tuberculosis, domestic violence, suicide, and even the appearance of Indian gang activities" (p. 33). There are many encyclopedias of specific tribes, specific issues such as shamanism or costumes, Indian-white relations, treaties and general histories. This second edition of Native American Movements focuses on the social movements that have arisen to address the many inequities. It includes brief annotations of individuals, organizations and topics.