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The urban Indian experience in America /

"This study looks at Indians from many tribes living in cities throughout the United States. Through firsthand observations, interviews, and conventional historical sources, he has been able to assess the major impact urbanization has had on Indians and see how they have come to terms with both...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fixico, Donald Lee, 1951-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, ©2000.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects and Genres:
Urban Indians > North America.
Urban Indians.
Indiens d'Amérique > Habitat urbain > États-Unis.
71.37 ethnic groups.
Indians of North America > Urban residence.
Stadt
Soziale Situation
Indianen.
Steden.
Acculturatie.
United States.
Indianer.
USA.
Online Access:ACLS Humanities E-Book
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Table of Contents:
  • The relocation program
  • Stereotypes and self-concepts
  • Retention of traditionalism
  • Economic conditions and housing
  • Alcoholism in the cities and border towns
  • Health care and illnesses
  • Pan-Indianism and sociopolitical organizations
  • Survival schools and higher education
  • Rise of the Indian middle class
  • The urban identity crisis.

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