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In Life of the Indigenous Mind David MartÍnez examines the early activism, life, and writings of Vine Deloria Jr. (1933-2005), the most influential Indigenous activist and writer of the twentieth century and one of the intellectual architects of the Red Power movement. An experienced activist, administrator, and political analyst, Deloria was motivated to activism and writing by his work as executive director of the National Congress of American Indians, and he came to view discourse on tribal self-determination as the most important objective for making a viable future for tribes.
In this work of both intellectual and activist history, MartÍnez assesses the early life and legacy of Deloria's "Red Power Tetralogy," his most powerful and polemical works: Custer Died for Your Sins (1969), We Talk, You Listen (1970), God Is Red (1973), and Behind the Trail of Broken Treaties (1974). Deloria's gift for combining sharp political analysis with a cutting sense of humor rattled his adversaries as much as it delighted his growing readership.
Life of the Indigenous Mind reveals how Deloria's writings addressed Indians and non-Indians alike. It was in the spirit of protest that Deloria famously and infamously confronted the tenets of Christianity, the policies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the theories of anthropology. The concept of tribal self-determination that he initiated both overturned the presumptions of the dominant society, including various "Indian experts," and asserted that tribes were entitled to the rights of independent sovereign nations in their relationship with the United States, be it legally, politically, culturally, historically, or religiously.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Prologue: Fanfare for the American Indian
Introduction: Vine Deloria Jr and the Discourse on Tribal Self-Determination
Chapter One: Old Man Coyote Tells a Story: History, Plight, and Indian-White Relations
Chapter Two: The Law of the Land: Tribes as Higher Than States, Indians as Lower Than Human
Chapter Three: For the Good of the Indian: Termination Policy and the Pillaging of Indian Country
Chapter Four: Not Your Minority: Tribalism and the Civil Rights Movement
Chapter Five: Here Come the Anthros! A Tribal Critique of the Social Sciences
Chapter Six: ""Merciless Indian Savages"": Christianity, Churches and The Soul of the Indian
Chapter Seven: The Scandal of Indian Affairs: Policy, Reservations and the Future of Indian Freedom
Chapter Eight: Twentieth Century Tribes: Nonlinear People in a Linear World
Chapter Nine: The Good Red Road Ahead: Self-Determination
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