Bernie Whitebear An Urban Indian's Quest for Justice

Name: Bernie Whitebear An Urban Indian's Quest for Justice
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ISBN: 9780816525218

ISBN-10: 0816525218

ISBN-13: 9780816525218

Edition: 2006

Authors: Lawney L. Reyes

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When American Indians left reservations in the 1950s, enticed by the federal government's relocation program, many were drawn to cities like Tacoma and Seattle. But in these new homes they found unemployment and discrimination, and they were no better off. Sin Aikst Indian Bernie Whitebear was an urban activist in the Pacific Northwest during the last decades of the twentieth century, a man dedicated to improving the lives of Indians and other ethnic groups by working for change and justice. He unified Northwest tribes to fight for the return of their land and was the first to accomplish this in the United States. But far from a fearsome agitator, Bernie was a persuasive figure who won the…

Book details

List price: $18.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Publication date: 4/13/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Foreword



Preface


One for All


All for One


Coping


Exploring


Befriending


Searching


Another Warpath


Wheeling and Dealing


The Tribute


Loose Ends


Crossing Over


Epilogue


Accolades


Acknowledgments


Bibliography


Index