Our Elders Lived It

by Deborah Davis Jackson

Book 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 groundbreaking anthropological investigation shatters stereotypes of what it means to be an ndian in America, arguing that the transition to an urban lifestyle requires a reshaping and reconceptualizing of self-identity.

One of the most pressing concerns facing urban Native...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875805914
• ISBN13: 9780875805917
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
• Length: 209 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher