Native American Voices

Susan Lobo, Steve Talbot, Traci Morris Carlston

• PART I: Peoples and Nations: Following in the Footsteps of the Ancestors 1William Stafford, HEARING THE SONG 2Introduction 21 Bruce E. Johansen, DEDICATION: ON THE PASSING OF VINE DELORIA, JR. 102 Duane Champagne, THE RISE AND FALL OF NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES IN THE UNITED STATES 16Map of North American Tribes 26Map of South American Tribes 273 Hilary N. Weaver, INDIGENOUS IDENTITY: WHAT IS IT, AND WHO REALLY  HAS IT? 28Tom Holm, PEOPLEHOOD MATRIX 354 Steve Talbot, FIRST NATIONS: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF CANADA 36Carl Waldman, Map of Nunavut and Basic Facts 415 R. David Edmunds, NATIVE PEOPLES OF MEXICO 42NATIVE AMERICAN DEMOGRAPHICS–UNITED STATES, 2008 45Susan Lobo, THE U.S. CENSUS AS “STATISTICAL GENOCIDE” 48PART REVIEW 48PART II: The Hidden Heritage 51Joy Harjo, THE HIDDEN HERITAGE 52Introduction 52William Oandasan, BLACK BEARS 551 Darryl Babe Wilson, MIS MISA: THE POWER WITHIN AKOO-YET THAT PROTECTS THE WORLD 56Luci Tapahonso, THE BEGINNING WAS MIST 622 Donald A. Grinde, Jr., and Bruce E. Johansen, PERCEPTIONS OF AMERICA’S NATIVE DEMOCRACIES 62John Mohawk, ORIGINS OF IROQUOIS POLITICAL THOUGHT 703 Michael Kearney and Stefano Varese, LATIN AMERICA’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES:CHANGING IDENTITIES AND FORMS OF RESISTANCE 714 Alexander Ewen, MEXICO: THE CRISIS OF IDENTITY 81Jim Adams, JIM THORPE: THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON 885 Richard Littlebear, JUST SPEAK YOUR LANGUAGE: HENA’HAANEHE 90PART REVIEW 92PART III: The American Indian Story (History) 94WithOut Reservation (WOR), WAS HE A FOOL? 95Introduction 961 Steven Newcomb, FIVE HUNDRED YEARS OF INJUSTICE: THE LEGACY OF FIFTEENTH CENTURY RELIGIOUS PREJUDICE 1012 David E. Wilkins, A HISTORY OF FEDERAL INDIAN POLICY 1043 Mario Gonzalez, THE BLACK HILLS: THE SACRED LAND OF THE LAKOTA AND TSISTSISTAS 1134 Poka Laenui, THE REDISCOVERY OF HAWAIIAN SOVEREIGNTY 1205 Eileen M. Luna-Firebaugh, THE BORDER CROSSED US: BORDER CROSSING ISSUES OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE AMERICAS 1286 Steve Talbot, GENOCIDE OF CALIFORNIA INDIANS 140TOYPURINA: A LEADER OF HER PEOPLE 144Rupert Costo and Jeannette Henry Costo, THE CRIME OF GENOCIDE: A UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AIMEDAT PREVENTING DESTRUCTION OF GROUPS AND AT PUNISHING THOSE RESPONSIBLE 145MAPS: EUROPEAN COLONIAL IMPACT ON NATIVE LANDS: 1682 AND 1783 148PART REVIEW 149PART IV: “The Only good Indian . . .”: Racism,Stereotypes, and Discrimination 151Parris Butler, INCANTATION TO DISPEL NEW AGE DOGMA 152Introduction 1521 Rayna Green, THE POCAHONTAS PERPLEX: THE IMAGE OF INDIAN WOMEN IN AMERICAN CULTURE 1592 Luana Ross, PUNISHING INSTITUTIONS: THE STORY OF CATHERINE (CEDAR WOMAN) 165Tim Giago, INDIAN-NAMED MASCOTS: AN ASSAULT ON SELF-ESTEEM 172Shannon Prince, WE’RE IMITATING THE ENEMY 1743 Sally J. Torpy, NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN AND COERCED STERILIZATION: ON THE TRAILS OF TEARS IN THE 1970s 175Amnesty International, MAZE OF INJUSTICE: THE FAILURE TO PROTECT INDIGENOUS WOMENFROM SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE USA 1844 James Riding In, Cal Seciwa, Suzan Harjo, and Walter Echo-Hawk, PROTECTING NATIVE AMERICAN HUMAN REMAINS, BURIAL GROUNDS, AND SACRED PLACES 1855 Elizabeth Cook-Lynn, NEW INDIANS, OLD WARS 194Steve Talbot, FREE LEONARD PELTIER 198PART REVIEW 199PART V: Native Representations: Media and the Arts 201Introduction 2021 Theresa Harlan, CREATING A VISUAL HISTORY: A QUESTION OF OWNERSHIP 2062 Emory Sekaquaptewa, ONE MORE SMILE FOR A HOPI CLOWN 2113 Traci L. Morris, BUT IS IT AMERICAN INDIAN ART? 2144 Traci L. Morris, THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN 2235 Beverly R. Singer, WIPING THE WARPAINT OFF THE LENS: NATIVE AMERICAN FILM AND VIDEO 2246 Mathew Fleischer, GONE WITH THE WIND: A DECADE AFTER SMOKE SIGNALS, SUCCESS REMAINS ELUSIVE FOR NATIVE AMERICAN FILMMAKERS 229NATIVE AMERICAN MEDIA 231WEB PAGE EVALUATION CHECKLIST 233PART REVIEW 235PART VI: Community Wellness: Family,Health, and Education 237Ed Edmo, INDIAN EDUCATION BLUES 238Introduction 2381 Wilma Mankiller and Michael Wallis, ASGAYA-DIHI 2462 Deanna Kingston, TRAVELING TRADITIONS 251Frances Washburn, LAKOTA WARRIOR 2573 Jennie R. Joe, AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKANATIVE HEALTH 2584 Philip A. May, THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ALCOHOL ABUSE AMONG AMERICAN INDIANS: THE MYTHICAL AND REAL PROPERTIES 266Florence Connolly Shipek, DELFINA CUERO: HER AUTOBIOGRAPHY 2745 Larry Murillo, PERSPECTIVES ON TRADITIONAL HEALTH PRACTICES 276Susan Lobo, RESTORING NATIVE FOODS FOR HEALTH AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING 280Ofelia Zepeda, SQUASH UNDER THE BED 281Suzan Shown Harjo, MY NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION: NO MORE FAT “INDIAN” FOOD 2826 Carol Devens, “IF WE GET THE GIRLS, WE GET THE RACE”: MISSIONARY EDUCATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN GIRLS 284Tim Giago, RESERVATION SCHOOLS FAIL TO ASSIMILATE ALL STUDENTS 2917 Jeffrey Wollock, PROTAGONISM EMERGENT: INDIANS AND HIGHER EDUCATION 292Map of Tribal Colleges 299PART REVIEW 300PART VII: The Sacred: Spiritualityand Sacred Geography 302Introduction 303Floyd Red Crow Westerman and Jimmy Curtiss, MISSIONARIES 303Winona LaDuke, RECOVERING THE SACRED: THE POWER OF NAMING AND CLAIMING 308Ofeliá Zepeda, PULLING DOWN THE CLOUDS 3101 John (Fire) Lame Deer and Richard Erdoes, ALONE ON THE HILLTOP 3102 Frank R. LaPena, MY WORLD IS A GIFT OF MY TEACHERS 3133 Russell Thornton, WHO OWNS OUR PAST? THE REPATRIATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN HUMAN REMAINS AND CULTURAL OBJECTS 317INDIANS ARE NOT SPECIMENS–INDIANS ARE PEOPLE 3284 Victoria Bomberry, BATTLING FOR SOULS: ORGANIZING THE RETURN OF THE SACRED TEXTILES TO THE COMMUNITY OF COROMA, BOLIVIA 3295 Suzan Shown Harjo, AMERICAN INDIAN RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACT AFTERTWENTY-FIVE YEARS 337PART REVIEW 341PART VIII: Native Sovereignty: Self-Governance,Culture, and Sustainable Development 343Simon J. Ortiz, IT WAS THAT INDIAN 344Introduction 3441 Stephen Cornell, REMAKING THE TOOLS OF GOVERNANCE: COLONIAL LEGACIES, INDIGENOUS SOLUTIONS 352FIRST NATIONS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE 362THE CHICKASAW NATION: AN EXAMPLE OF NATION BUILDING 3622 Sia Davis and Jane Feustel, INDIAN GAMING IN THE STATES: DISPELLING MYTHS AND HIGHLIGHTING ADVANTAGES 363Victoria Bomberry, ¡EVO PRESIDENTE! 3693 Haunani-Kay Trask, LOVELY HULA HANDS: CORPORATE TOURISM AND THE PROSTITUTION OF HAWAIIAN CULTURE 3704 Winona LaDuke, INDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVES: A NORTH AMERICAN PRIMER 376Rick Kearns, NATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL HERO: JESUS LEON SANTOS 3875 Steve Talbot, ALASKANATIVES STRUGGLE FOR SUBSISTENCE RIGHTS 389THE COBELL LAWSUIT 395PART REVIEW 396PART IX: Urbanism: Ancient and Contemporary 398Introduction 399W.O.R., GROWIN’ UP ON THE REZ 4021 Jack D. Forbes, THE URBAN TRADITION AMONG NATIVE AMERICANS 4042 Lanada Boyer, REFLECTIONS OF ALCATRAZ 4163 Susan Lobo, IS URBAN A PERSON OR A PLACE? CHARACTERISTICS OF URBAN INDIAN COUNTRY 424SUSAN LOBO AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITY HISTORY COLLECTION 431Victoria Bomberry, DOWNTOWN OKLAHOMA CITY, 1952 431Esther Belin, RUBY’S WELFARE 4334 Carol Miller, TELLING THE INDIAN URBAN: REPRESENTATIONS IN AMERICAN INDIAN FICTION 4345 Heather Howard-Bobiwash, WOMEN’S CLASS STRATEGIES AS ACTIVISM IN NATIVE COMMUNITY BUILDING IN TORONTO, 1950—1975 445PART REVIEW 453PART X: Indigenous Rights: Struggle and Revitalization 455Tom LaBlanc, INDIANISMO! 456Introduction 4561 John Mohawk, DIRECTIONS IN PEOPLE’S MOVEMENTS 4632 DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES 468National Congress of American Indians, RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTSOF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES 4753 Jose Barreiro, VISIONS IN GENEVA: THE DREAM OF THE EARTH 476RIGOBERTA MENCHÚ TUM 4794 Leanne Hinton, HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE SCHOOLS 4805 Jose Barreiro, CALL TO CONSCIOUSNESS ON THE FATE OF MOTHER EARTH: GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE 489NARF Legal Review, ERODING ALASKA TOWN SUES 24 OIL AND ENERGY COMPANIES FOR DESTRUCTION CAUSEDBY GLOBAL WARMING 4926 Phillip Deere, CLOSING ADDRESS 494PART REVIEW 495APPENDIX A: NATIVE AMERICAN LINKS TO INTERNET RESOURCES 499APPENDIX B: NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA 501APPENDIX C: AMERICAN INDIAN HIGHER EDUCATION CONSORTIUM: TRIBAL COLLEGES 503