Full Description
While Native Americans are perhaps the most studied people in our society, they too often remain the least understood and visible. Fictions and stereotypes predominate, obscuring substantive and fascinating facts about Native societies. The Extraordinary Book of Native American Lists works to remedy this problem by compiling fun, unique, and significant facts about Native groups into one volume, complete with references to additional online and print resources.
In this volume, readers can learn about Native figures from a diverse range of cultures and professions, including award-winning athletes, authors, filmmakers, musicians, and environmentalists. Readers are introduced to Native U.S. senators, Medal of Freedom winners, Medal of Honor recipients, Major League baseball players, and U.S. Olympians, as well as a U.S. vice president, a NASA astronaut, a National Book Award recipient, and a Pulitzer Prize winner. Other categories found in this book are:
History
Stereotypes and Myths
Tribal Government
Federal-Tribal Relations
State-Tribal Relations
Native Lands and Environmental Issues
Health
Religion
Economic Development
Military Service and War
Education
Native Languages
Science and Technology
Food
Visual Arts
Literary and Performing Arts
Film
Music and Dance
Print, Radio, and Television
Sports and Games
Exhibitions, Pageants, and Shows
Alaska Natives
Native Hawaiians
Urban Indians
Including further fascinating facts, this wonderful resource will be a great addition not only to tribal libraries but to public and academic libraries, individuals, and scholars as well.
Contents
Introduction
Part One
Chapter 1. History
Chapter 2. Stereotypes and Myths
Part Two
Chapter 3. Tribal Government
Chapter 4. Federal-Tribal Relations
Chapter 5. State-Tribal Relations
Part Three
Chapter 6. Native Lands and Environmental Issues
Chapter 7. Health
Chapter 8. Religion
Chapter 9. Economic Development
Chapter 10. Military Service and War
Part Four
Chapter 11. Education
Chapter 12. Native Languages
Chapter 13. Science and Technology
Chapter 14. Food
Part Five
Chapter 15. Visual Arts
Chapter 16. Literary and Performing Arts
Chapter 17. Film
Chapter 18. Music and Dance
Chapter 19. Print, Radio, and Television
Part Six
Chapter 20. Sports and Games
Chapter 21. Exhibitions, Pageants, and Shows
Part Seven
Chapter 22. Alaska Natives
Chapter 23. Native Hawaiians
Chapter 24. Urban Indians
