| To Be an Indian Revised Edition Contributor(s): Hoover, Herbert T. (Editor), Cash, Joseph H. (Editor), Fixico, Donald L. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0873513061 ISBN-13: 9780873513067 Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1995 Annotation: In this remarkable collection of transcribed oral histories, first published in 1971, members of Dakota, Lakota, Winnebago, and other communities tell of their personal experiences: reservation life, the Great Depression, self-government, traditions, and life in the 1960s. Together these voices present a rich and complicated view of what it is to be an American Indian. Historians Joseph H. Cash and Herbert T. Hoover selected for this book fifty-two interviews from more than eight hundred conducted by the American Indian Research Project at the University of South Dakota. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - History | Native American |
| Dewey: 970.004 |
| LCCN: 94039879 |
| Series: Borealis Books |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.13" W x 9.11" (0.99 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Midwest - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this remarkable collection of transcribed oral histories members of Dakota, Lakota, Winnebago, and other communities tell of their personal experiences: reservation life, the Great Depression, self-government, traditions, and life in the 1960s. Together these voices present a rich and complicated view of what it is to be an American Indian. Praise for To Be an Indian: "The book is a refreshing, well-presented view of Indian culture, especially Sioux, in the twentieth century that is not found very often today. Definitely, one of the better oral history compilations of a diverse and interesting culture."--Denver Westerners Roundup |