Our elders lived it American Indian identity in the city Deborah Davis Jackson

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Notes: NMAI copy 39088009720061 has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Gift of Mrs. Ruth Webb.
Contents: Introduction : the question of identity -- 1. Identity and the city -- 2. Institutions and identities -- 3. "Assimilated Indians" -- 4. "Paper Indians" -- 5. Family ties -- Conclusion : a matter of community
Summary: More than half of all native Americans live in cities yet urban Indians have not received the same attention as traditional Indians who dwell on reservations. This is a study of a midsized city where shaping a distinct identity has been complicated by economic misfortune and social deprivation

Place: North America; États-Unis; Habitat urbain; Amérique du Nord; Grands Lacs, Région des; Great Lakes Region; USA; Große Seen; Region; Indianer

Topic: Ethnic identity; Indiens d'Amérique; Indiens d'Amérique--Identité ethnique; Indiens d'Amérique--Habitat ubrain; Indians of North America--Ethnic identity; Indians of North America--Urban residence; Ethnische Identität; Indianer; Stadtbevölkerung