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Daily Life of Native Americans in the Twentieth Century

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ISBN-10: 0313333572

ISBN-13: 9780313333576

Edition: 2006

Authors: Donald L. Fixico

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Donald Fixico, one of the foremost scholars on Native Americans, details the day-to-day lives of these indigenous people in the 20th century. As they moved from living among tribes in the early 1900s to the cities of mainstream America after WWI and WWII, many Native Americans grappled with being both Indian and American. Through the decades they have learned to embrace a bi-cultural existence that continues today. In fourteen chapters, Fixico highlights the similarities and differences that have affected the generations growing up in 20th-century America. Chapters include details of daily life such as education; leisure activities & sports; reservation life; spirituality, rituals &…    
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Book details

List price: $70.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 5/30/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 1.276
Language: English

Fixico is director of the Indigenous Nations Studies Program and professor of history at the University of Kansas.

Preface
Introduction
Chronology Domestic Life
Family
Women's Roles and Sexuality Economic Life
Rural
Urban
Taxation
Trade and Transportation
Intellectual Life
Language
Oral Tradition and Education Material Life
Clothing
Food, and Housing Political Life
Government
Social Structure
Warfare, and Tribal Law Recreational Life
Sports, and Outdoors Religious Life
Deities
Creeds
Rituals and Morality Art
Artifacts
Music and Fine Art Performance Literature and Media of American Indians Nature
Environment
Home Spaces and Resources Indian Humor Then and Now Bingos
Casinos and Indian Gaming Health
Medicine and Cures Being Indian in the Twentieth Century
Glossary
Further
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