UID:
almafu_9959236903602883
Format:
1 online resource (249 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-8130-5172-X
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0-8130-5596-2
Series Statement:
Other Southerners
Content:
The history of Native Americans in the U.S. South is a turbulent one, rife with conflict and inequality. Since the arrival of Spanish conquistadors in the fifteenth century, Native peoples have struggled to maintain their land, cultures, and ways of life. In We Will Always Be Here, contemporary tribal leaders, educators, and activists speak about their own experiences fighting for Indian identity, self-determination, cultural survival, and community development. This valuable collection portrays the lives of today's Southern Indians in their own words. Reflecting on such issues as poverty, education, racism, cultural preservation, and tribal sovereignty, the contributors to this volume offer a glimpse into the historical struggles of southern Native peoples, examine their present-day efforts, and share their hopes for the future. They also share examples of cultural practices that have either endured or been revitalized. In a country that still faces challenges to civil rights and misconceptions about Indian identity and tribal sovereignty, this timely book builds a deeper understanding of modern Native peoples within a region where they are often overlooked.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Growing up Indian in a southern context -- The ballad of the Choctawhatchee River: ripples from our past / Nanette Sconiers Pupalaikis -- Muscogee lifeways in Central Georgia / Stan Cartwright -- My family's legacy / Patricia Easterwood -- Hiding my Indian identity / Wanda Light Tully -- Growing up Mowa Choctaw / Framon Weaver -- The sacrifices we made for our education / Kenneth Adams -- Showdown at Bayou Pointe-Aux-Chien / Charles "Chuckie" Verdin -- Racism in New Brockton, Alabama / Nancy Wright Carnley -- Poarch Creek Family's educational journey over three generations / Otha, Marie, Pauline, Nathan, Karla, and Kaci Martin -- We will forever remain Coushatta and we will always be here / Ernest Sickey -- The politics of history and identity -- A rebirth on the Chowan / Marvin T. Jones -- Speaking for my ancestors / Shoshone Peguese-Elmardi -- From Cherokee to Chowanoke: discovering the North Carolina Algonquians / Lars Adams -- The Chowanoke Indian resurgence / Doug Patterson -- Jamestown 2007: a Native American perspective / Kenneth Adams -- Eastern creeks and the persistence of identity / Hodalee Scott Sewell -- To be or not to be a "wannabe" / Tony Mack McClure -- Jim Crowfeather in Indian country / Cedric Sunray -- Cultural grounding -- In my mother's hands / Brooke Bauer -- Nerataya: spirit of the deer and passing the gifts of the Tunica-Biloxi / Donna Pierite, Jean-Luc Pierite, and Elisabeth Pierite-Mora -- Reawakening our warrior tradition / Harold Comby -- Te-lah-nay's wall / Tom Hendrix -- In the eye of Isaac / Michael T. Mayheart Dardar -- Being the Indians we were made to be / Marcus Briggs-Cloud -- Generations within the circle / Marvin "Marty" Richardson -- Putting the "community" back into my Jena Choctaw community / Dana Chapman Masters -- Finding my sense of place in my ancestral homeland / Robert Jumper -- Native people should tell their own stories / Robert Caldwell -- Vpuecetv (to dream): my journey to becoming tribal royalty / Megan Young -- At war with herself: artistic reflections of culture and identity / Jessica Osceola -- Moving forward -- A reflection on a lifetime of leadership / Ernest Sickey -- Initiating intertribal efforts in Louisiana / Jeanette Alcon -- The oil companies stole our land / Charles "Chuckie" Verdin -- Finishing what I started / Framon Weaver -- Looking south / Michael T. Mayheart Dardar -- Inauguration speech of Phyliss J. Anderson, first woman chief of the Mississippi Choctaw -- Building an entrepreneurial spirit within tribal nations / David Sickey -- Seeking prosperity and self-determination / Stephanie Bryan -- Defining moments / Malinda Maynor Lowery -- Working toward a healthy future for the Cherokee Nation / Ahli-Sha Stephens -- Native youth in agriculture / Elliott Nichols.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8130-6263-2
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
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