Genocide of the Mind
Subtitle: New Native American Writing (Nation Books)
Contributors: Vine Deloria Jr. (Foreword); MariJo Moore (Editor)
Publisher: Nation Books
Published: August 29, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781560255116
Subjects: Indians of North America; Native American Sociology; Ethnic identity; Native Americans - History; Social Science; Ethnic Issues; Native American; Multicultural Nonfiction; Indians in popular culture; American - General; Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies; Political Science / History & Theory; Biography; Cultural assimilation
First sentence: The parts of Indian cultures that have been lost, and those we are constantly losing, are equally as valuable as the land that was taken.
Description: Publisher description: After five centuries of Eurocentrism, many people have little idea that Native American tribes still exist, or which traditions belong to what tribes. However over the past decade there has been a rising movement to accurately describe Native cultures and histories. In particular, people have begun to explore the experience of urban Indians -- individuals who live in two worlds struggling to preserve traditional Native values within the context of an ever-changing modern society. In Genocide of the Mind, the experience and determination of these people is recorded in a revealing and compelling collection of essays that brings the Native American experience into the twenty-first century. Contributors include: Paula Gunn Allen, Simon Ortiz, Sherman Alexie, Leslie Marmon Silko, and Maurice Kenny, as well as emerging writers from different Indian nations.