The urban Indian experience in America / Donald L. Fixico.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fixico, Donald Lee, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban Indigenous peoples--North America.

Urban Indigenous peoples.

Indians of North America--Urban residence.

United States.

Physical Description:

xiii, 251 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, ©2000.

Summary:

"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 the negative and enriching aspects of living in cities."

"Fixico offers a new view of urban Indians, one centered on questions of how their modern identity emerges and perseveres. He shows how the corrosive effects of cultural alienation, alcoholism, poor health services, unemployment, and ghetto housing are slowly being overcome. After fifty years of urban experience, Native Americans living in cities are better able today than at any other time to balance tradition and modernity."--Jacket.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-242) and index.

Local Notes:

The Indian Rights Association Complementary Collection.

Other Format:

Online version: Fixico, Donald Lee, 1951- Urban Indian experience in America.

ISBN:

0826322158

9780826322159

0826322166

9780826322166

OCLC:

43481687