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Peer reviewedWillard, William – Wicazo Sa Review, 1985
Although Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, a Yankton Sioux Indian from South Dakota, died in 1938, she left a legacy of activism for future generations of Indian leaders. As a writer of short stories and poetry under the pen name of Zitkala Sa, editor of the "Journal of the Society of American Indians," and collaborator on an opera ("The Sun…
Descriptors: Activism, American Indian History, American Indians, Biographies
Peer reviewedWillard, William – Wicazo Sa Review, 1986
The Ninth Congress of the Inter-American Indian Institute (IAII) was held October 28-November 1, 1985 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and was--for several reasons--a major event in the history of the indigenous people of this hemisphere. First, it was the first Congress held in the United States in the 45 years since the Institute was organized. Second,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Federal Indian Relationship, Indigenous Populations, International Cooperation
Peer reviewedChurchill, Ward – Wicazo Sa Review, 1985
Viewing indigenous peoples of the United States as ethnic/racial minorities is a misconception because there is no given ethnicity which might be correctly said to encompass the more than 400 distinctly identifiable ethnicities comprising what is lumped in the catchall category of "Native Americans" and because notions of ethnic/racial minority…
Descriptors: American Indian History, American Indians, Cultural Interrelationships, Federal Indian Relationship
Peer reviewedMedicine, Beatrice – Wicazo Sa Review, 1986
Since the enactment of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 many manifestations of self-determination and community control have surfaced in Native communities. During the 1940s the United States Indian Service attempted to initiate cross cultural education but had limited success. The 1960s saw significant education but had limited success. The…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians, Bilingual Education
Peer reviewedJose, Cecil T. – Wicazo Sa Review, 1986
Compiled for a course in Contemporary Indian Issues, this bibliography contains brief descriptions of lecture topics for each week of the 11-week course followed by bibliographic references that supplement the course texts. Many of the 106 entries are for books; but journals, government reports, and publications of Indian organizations are also…
Descriptors: American Indian History, American Indian Studies, American Indians, Course Content
Peer reviewedWhiteman, Henrietta – Wicazo Sa Review, 1986
Beginning in the year 1568, American Indians were thrust into an alien educational environment in which their languages--the very expressions of their tribal cultures--had no relevance or validity from the perspective of their teachers. The evolution of educational policy as it has affected Indians was initially tied to land transfer and…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian History, American Indians
