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Endangered Peoples of North America: Struggles to Survive and Thrive (Greenwood Press "Endangered Peoples of the World)by Thomas Greaves
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Bringing a fresh perspective to multicultural studies, Greaves illuminate the current situation of 13 traditional peoples in the United States and Canada. These are small tribal groups, ethnic groups with a unique way of life, new immigrants, and refugees with strong roots in war-torn homelands. A broad diversity of cultures is presented, including the Lummi in Washington State, the African Americans in the coastal zone of Georgia, the Amish of Lancaster County, and the Hmong in Wisconsin.
Book News Annotation:Thirteen essays consider the issues of cultural survival for tribal groups, tradition-bound ethnic groups, immigrants, and refugees in the United States and Canada. Among the groups represented are the Chemehuevis, the Crow, the Eastern Shoshone, the Gitxsan and Witsuwit'en, the Hopi, the Lummi, the Onodowaga, the Wanapum, the Amish, the Hmong, the Maya, and Sicilian fishing families. Contributors are anthropologists, archivists, historians, scholars of religion and First Nations studies, and members of the groups discussed.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:Surveys the threats to and responses of tribal and ethnic groups in the United States and Canada.
About the AuthorTOM GREAVES is a professor of anthropology at Bucknell University.
Table of ContentsSeries Foreword
Introduction Indigenous Societies The Chemehuevis in Nevada and California by Clifford E. Trafzer The Crow/Apsaalooke in Montana by John A. Grim and Magdalene Mocassin Top The Eastern Shoshone in Wyoming by Ernest Olson and Brooke Olson The Gitxsan and Witsuwit'en in British Columbia by Antonia Mills The Hopi of Arizona by Miguel Vasquez The Lummi in Washington State by Kurt Russo The Onodowaga (Seneca)in New York State by Robert B. Porter The Wanapum of Priest Rapids, Washington by Julia G. Longenecker, Darby C. Stapp, and Angela M. Buck Ethnic Minorities African-Americans in the Coastal Zone of Georgia by Ben G. Blount The Amish of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania by Tom Greaves The Hmong in Wisconsin by Jo Ann Koltyk The Maya of Florida by Allan Burns The Sicilian Fishing Families of Gloucester, Massachusetts by Christopher Dyer Index What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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