Modern American Indian leaders their lives and their work Dean Chavers ; with a foreword by Troy Johnson

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Chavers, Dean

Contents

Introduction -- The Major Issues -- Despotism -- Termination -- Tribal Sovereignty -- Relocation -- Indian Gaming -- Unemployment -- Allotment -- Assimilation -- Racism -- Control of Education -- Control of Land -- Health Care -- Native Languages -- Mineral Rights -- Timber -- Hunting and Fishing Rights -- Water Rights -- Federal Recognition -- Definitions -- A Timeline for Indian Affairs, 1787-2005 -- Abbreviations -- A Word About Tribal Names -- Acknowledgements -- Tribal Leaders -- The Last Great Warrior -- The Hon. Roger Jourdain, Chippewa -- Son of Geronimo -- The Hon. Wendell Chino, Apache -- Fighter Against BIA Corruption -- The Hon. Newton Lamar, Wichita -- Warrior from the Northwest -- The Hon. Joe De La Cruz, Quinault -- Leader for Four Decades -- The Hon. Phillip Martin, Choctaw -- Huge Visions and Dreams -- The Hon. Richard "Skip" Hayward, Pequot -- First Woman Cherokee Chief -- The Hon. Wilma Mankiller, Cherokee -- The Leader of the Small Tribes -- The Hon. Anthony Pico, Viejas -- Economic Development on the Northern Plains -- The Hon. Earl Old Person, Blackfeet -- Taking Back their Resources -- The Hon. Leonard Burch, Southern Ute -- Saving Blue Lake -- The Hon. Paul Bernal, Taos Pueblo -- Patriarch of a Nation -- Mr. Raymond Lego, Achomawi

Preserving Cahuilla Culture -- The Hon. Katherine Siva Saubel, Cahuilla -- Leader of the Modern Businesses -- The Hon. Raymond Halbritter, Oneida -- Culture Bearer for Her Tribe -- Dr. Gladys Tantaquidgeon, Mohegan -- War Heroes -- A One-Man Army -- Lt. Jack C. Montgomery, Cherokee -- A War Hero and a Tribal Leader -- Lt. Col. Leaford Bearskin, Wyandotte -- A Tragic, Unwilling, Reluctant Hero -- Pvt. Ira Hayes, Pima -- A Hero in Italy -- Lt. Col. Ernest Childers, Creek -- The Leader of the "Black Sheep" Squadron -- Col. Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, Coeur d'Alene -- A Hero On the Road to Rome -- Lt. Van Barfoot, Choctaw -- The Fighting Winnebago -- Cpl. Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr., Winnebago -- To Sacrifice One's Life -- Pvt. Charles George, Cherokee -- Osage General -- Maj. Gen. Clarence L. Tinker, Osage -- First Indian Graduate of the Naval Academy -- Admiral Joseph J. "Jocko" Clark, Cherokee -- First in War, Second in Sports, Third in Congress -- Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Cheyenne -- An Army of One -- Capt. Raymond Harvey, Chickasaw -- Sports Heroes -- World's Greatest Athlete -- The Great Jim Thorpe, Sac and Fox -- Coming from Behind to Win -- Lt. Billy Mills, Lakota -- The Brainiest Pitcher -- Mr. Charles Albert "Chief" Bender, Chippewa

The First Native American Golf Pro -- Rod Curl, Wintu -- Coach of the Year -- Mr. Kelvin Sampson, Lumbee -- Literary Heroes -- Pulitzer Prize Winner -- Dr. N. Scott Momaday, Kiowa -- The Greatest Native American Intellectual -- Mr. Vine Deloria, Dakota -- The Most Prolific Native American Novelist -- Ms. Louise Erdrich, Chippewa -- The Dean of Indian Journalists -- Mr. Richard LaCourse, Yakama -- The First Indian Movie Maker -- Mr. Sherman J. Alexie, Jr., Spokane/Coeur d'Alene -- Poet of the People -- Mr. Simon J. Ortiz, Acoma -- First Acclaimed Native American Woman Author -- Ms. Leslie Marmon Silko, Laguna -- The Master of Indian Music -- Dr. Louis Ballard, Quapaw -- Education Heroes -- The First Indian Artist -- Mr. Lloyd Kiva New, Cherokee -- First Indian Biologist -- Dr. Frank Dukepoo, Hopi-Laguna -- The Grassroots Organizer -- Prof. David Risling, Karuk/Yurok/Hoopa -- Leader to Preserve Indian Traditions -- Dr. Rosemary Ackley Christensen, Ojibwe -- Preserving Native Languages -- Ms. Lucille Watahomigie, Hualapai -- Father of the Tribal Colleges -- Dr. Lionel Bordeaux, Lakota -- Code Talker and Education Leader -- Dr. Samuel W. Billison, Sr., Navajo -- War Hero and Educator -- Dr. Herbert G. Oxendine, Lumbee -- Education Leader for the Navajo People

Dr. Robert Roessel, Anglo -- Dr. Henrietta Mann, Cheyenne -- The First Woman Indian Anthropologist -- Dr. Beatrice Medicine, Lakota -- Tribal Leader and Educator -- The Hon. Peterson Zah, Navajo -- A One-Woman Army -- Ms. Annie Dodge Wauneka, Navajo* -- Movement Heroes -- The Unsung Hero of Voting Rights -- Mr. Miguel Trujillo, Isleta Pueblo -- Woman Political Leader -- Ms. LaDonna Harris, Comanche -- The Grandmother of Indian Education -- Ms. Patricia Locke, Lakota/Ojibwe -- Defender of Indian Trust Funds -- Ms. Elouise Cobell, Blackfeet -- The Leader of the Alcatraz Occupation -- Mr. Richard Oakes, Mohawk -- The Founder of AIM -- Mr. Dennis Banks, Ojibwa -- The Father of Indian Gaming -- Mr. Rick Hill, Oneida -- Person Can Make a Difference" -- Ms. Ada E. Deer, Menominee -- Woman's Fight Against Termination -- Ms. Lucy Covington, Colville* -- Hero of the Fishing Battles -- Mr. Billy Frank, Jr., Nisqually -- Fighter for Indian Rights -- John Echohawk, Esq., Pawnee -- Northern Cheyenne Female Warrior -- Ms. Gail Small, Cheyenne* -- Defender of the Indian Way of Life -- Ms. Carrie Dann, Shoshone* -- Theorist of the Militant Indian Youth Movement -- Mr. Clyde Warrior, Ponca -- A Commissioner for Indians -- Commissioner Robert L. Bennett, Oneida

Leader of the Young Indian Militants -- Mr. Gerald T. Wilkinson, Cherokee -- Return our Land to Us -- Mr. Bernie Whitebear, Colville -- Movie Actor and Activist -- Mr. Jay Silverheels, Mohawk -- Native American Environmentalist -- Mr. Walt Bresette, Ojibwe -- An Intellectual Giant -- Mr. Hank Adams, Assiniboine Sioux -- Protecting Indian Water Rights -- Mr. Bill Veeder, Anglo -- Religious Heroes -- A Hopi Traditional Leader -- Mr. Thomas Banyacya, Hopi -- A Militant Traditional Religious Leader -- Mr. Wallace "Mad Bear" Anderson, Tuscarora -- Chief Leon Shenandoah, Onondaga -- Return the Black Hills -- The Hon. Johnson Holy Rock, Lakota -- Female Religious Leader -- Ms. Janet McCloud, Tulalip -- Other Heroes -- We Need Medical Doctors -- Dr. Lois Steele, Assiniboine Sioux* -- Godfather of the Indian Press -- Mr. Tim Giago, Lakota -- The Most Famous Indian Historian -- Mr. Rupert Costo, Cahuilla -- Art with Style and Panache -- Mr. R.C. Gorman, Navajo -- The Father of Indian Art -- Mr. Walter Richard (Dick) West, Sr., Cheyenne -- The First Indian Comedian -- Mr. Will Rogers, Cherokee -- The Rosa Parks of Washington, DC -- Dr. Helen Maynor Scheirbeck, Lumbee -- Appendix 1 (President Nixon's Indian Policy Statement) -- Appendix 2 Terminated Tribes -- Appendix 3 Tribal Affiliations -- Bibliography -- Index

2007

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Biography

Biographies

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2 volumes illustrations 24 cm

Smithsonian Libraries

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Indian civic leaders

Leaders indiens d'Amérique

American Indians

Biographies

Indians of North America

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siris_sil_822640

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