Studying Native America: Problems & Prospects

by Russell Thornton

Book Overview

"The White Man does not understand the Indian for the reason that he does not understand America. He is too far removed from its formative process. The roots of the tree of his life have not yet grasped rock and soil." The words of Lakota writer Luther Standing Bear foretold the current debate on the value of Native American studies in higher education. Studying Native America addresses for the first time in a comprehensive way the place of this critical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299160645
• ISBN13: 9780299160647
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.1"