Overview

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.

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Author:   Deborah Davis Jackson
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
Imprint:   Northern Illinois University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780875802817

ISBN 10:   0875802818
Pages:   209
Publication Date:   01 December 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Table of Contents Preface 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 Appendix: Quoted Anishinaabe People Notes Bibliography Index"

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Magnificent.... Elusive issues of ethnic identity are explored sensitively and in depth. Choice Exquisitely crafted. Joan Weibel-Orlando, University of Southern California

<p> Magnificent.... Elusive issues of ethnic identity are explored sensitively and in depth. -- Choice <p> Exquisitely crafted. --Joan Weibel-Orlando, University of Southern California

Author Information

Deborah Davis Jackson is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Earlham College.

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