American Indians And Native Alaskans
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American Indians And Native Alaskans
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
American Indians And Native Alaskans written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Alaska Natives categories.
American Indians
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Author : C. Matthew Snipp
language : en
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Release Date : 1989-11-21
American Indians written by C. Matthew Snipp and has been published by Russell Sage Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-11-21 with Social Science categories.
Native Americans are too few in number to swing presidential elections, affect national statistics, or attract consistent media attention. But their history illuminates our collective past and their current disadvantaged status reflects our problematic present. In American Indians: The First of This Land, C. Matthew Snipp provides an unrivaled chronicle of the position of American Indians and Alaskan Natives within the larger American society. Taking advantage of recent Census Bureau efforts to collect high-quality data for these groups, Snipp details the composition and characteristics of native Indian and Alaskan populations. His analyses of housing, family structure, language use and education, socioeconomic status, migration, and mortality are based largely on unpublished material not available in any other single source. He catalogs the remarkable diversity of a population—Eskimos, Aleuts, and numerous Indian tribes—once thought doomed to extinction but now making a dramatic comeback, exceeding 1 million for the first time in 300 years. Also striking is the pervasive influence of the federal bureaucracy on the social profile of American Indians, a profile similar at times to that of Third World populations in terms of literacy, income, and living conditions. Comparisons with black and white Americans throughout this study place its findings in perspective and confirm its stature as a benchmark volume. American Indians offers an unsurpassed overview of a minority group that is deeply embedded in American folklore, the first of this land historically but now among the last in its socioeconomic hierarchy. A Volume in the Russell Sage Foundation Census Series
American Indians And Alaska Natives In Postsecondary Education
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Author : D. Michael Pavel
language : en
Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office
Release Date : 1998
American Indians And Alaska Natives In Postsecondary Education written by D. Michael Pavel and has been published by U.S. Government Printing Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Social Science categories.
This sourcebook is a comprehensive compilation of data on American Indian and Alaska Native participation in higher education, primarily 4-year and 2-year universities and colleges, including tribal colleges. Data cover undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty, as well as student outcomes following graduation. Data sources include the National Center for Education Statistics, the Bureau of the Census, and various published surveys and reports. The introduction explains terminology, data limitations, and structure of the sourcebook. Chapters cover: (1) American Indian and Alaska Native demography and a historical overview of Native American postsecondary education in the United States; (2) Native American access to higher education in terms of high school performance and graduation, scores on college entrance examinations, and student risk factors; (3) Native postsecondary enrollment, 1976-94, (by institution level and control and student sex, attendance status, degree level, major field of study, institution, and state), as well as student persistence and graduation rates; (4) degree completions, characteristics of degree recipients, and institutions awarding the largest number of degrees to Native Americans; (5) receipt and use of student financial aid; (6) American Indian and Alaska Native college faculty and staff, salaries, tenure, and distribution; and (7) historical overview and highlights of each of the 30 tribal colleges. Many data tables and figures are included. Appendices contain 80 references, supplemental data tables for the first six chapters, standard error tables, a glossary and list of acronyms, and over 200 additional sources of information. (SV)
North American Indians A Very Short Introduction
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Author : Theda Perdue
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2010-08-10
North American Indians A Very Short Introduction written by Theda Perdue and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-10 with Art categories.
When Europeans first arrived in North America, between five and eight million indigenous people were already living there. But how did they come to be here? What were their agricultural, spiritual, and hunting practices? How did their societies evolve and what challenges do they face today? Eminent historians Theda Perdue and Michael Green begin by describing how nomadic bands of hunter-gatherers followed the bison and woolly mammoth over the Bering land mass between Asia and what is now Alaska between 25,000 and 15,000 years ago, settling throughout North America. They describe hunting practices among different tribes, how some made the gradual transition to more settled, agricultural ways of life, the role of kinship and cooperation in Native societies, their varied burial rites and spiritual practices, and many other features of Native American life. Throughout the book, Perdue and Green stress the great diversity of indigenous peoples in America, who spoke more than 400 different languages before the arrival of Europeans and whose ways of life varied according to the environments they settled in and adapted to so successfully. Most importantly, the authors stress how Native Americans have struggled to maintain their sovereignty--first with European powers and then with the United States--in order to retain their lands, govern themselves, support their people, and pursue practices that have made their lives meaningful. Going beyond the stereotypes that so often distort our views of Native Americans, this Very Short Introduction offers a historically accurate, deeply engaging, and often inspiring account of the wide array of Native peoples in America. About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.
Native Americans
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Author : Arlene B. Hirschfelder
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Native Americans written by Arlene B. Hirschfelder and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Indians of North America categories.
A history of the Native American, retold through archive photographs and narrative. It covers key events in Native American history from the first contacts with Europeans in the 1500s, through centuries of conflict and struggle for land, to life in the territories today. It draws on hundreds of old photographs sourced from archives all over the USA and Canada and investigates the economic, social and spiritual life of the peoples - a traditional Indian childhood; the 19th century boarding schools; belief and superstitions - and maps which highlight shifts and diminishing Native territories.
The Native Americans
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Author : Robert F. Spencer
language : en
Publisher: New York : Harper & Row
Release Date : 1977
The Native Americans written by Robert F. Spencer and has been published by New York : Harper & Row this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with History categories.
A history of the various groupings of American Indians and their cultural development.
Changing Numbers Changing Needs
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Author : National Research Council
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 1996-10-11
Changing Numbers Changing Needs written by National Research Council and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-10-11 with Social Science categories.
The reported population of American Indians and Alaska Natives has grown rapidly over the past 20 years. These changes raise questions for the Indian Health Service and other agencies responsible for serving the American Indian population. How big is the population? What are its health care and insurance needs? This volume presents an up-to-date summary of what is known about the demography of American Indian and Alaska Native populationâ€"their age and geographic distributions, household structure, employment, and disability and disease patterns. This information is critical for health care planners who must determine the eligible population for Indian health services and the costs of providing them. The volume will also be of interest to researchers and policymakers concerned about the future characteristics and needs of the American Indian population.
American Indian Alaska Native Education
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Author : Jon Allan Reyhner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
American Indian Alaska Native Education written by Jon Allan Reyhner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Education categories.
Examines current issues in American Indian and Alaska Native education.
American Indian Stereotypes In The World Of Children
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Author : Arlene B. Hirschfelder
language : en
Publisher: Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 1999
American Indian Stereotypes In The World Of Children written by Arlene B. Hirschfelder and has been published by Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Education categories.
The second edition of American Indian Stereotypes in the World of Children: A Reader and Bibliography "has been put together to try and shock adults into realizing that the world of contemporary American infants and young children is saturated with inappropriate images of Indians", in short, the same purpose as the original version of the book. Infants and young children continue to internalize distorted images they learn about American Indians not only during the twin peaks of Columbus Day and Thanksgiving, but also at seasonal sporting events, when players and fans don ersatz headdresses and sacrilegious paint to act out their (mis) appropriated cookie-cutter version of "braves" and "chiefs". In addition, youngsters (and adults) are bombarded with stereotypes through the mass media and in toys and story books.
Happily May I Walk
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Author : Arlene B. Hirschfelder
language : en
Publisher: Atheneum
Release Date : 1986
Happily May I Walk written by Arlene B. Hirschfelder and has been published by Atheneum this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Alaska Natives categories.
Explores the everyday life, culture, and preservation of traditions of America's native peoples, the Indians, Inuits, and Aleuts.