Synopses & Reviews
Coming Full Circle is an interdisciplinary exploration of the relationships between spirituality and health in several contemporary Coast Salish and Chinook communities in western Washington from 1805 to 2005. Suzanne Crawford Oand#8217;Brien examines how these communities define what it means to be healthy, and how recent tribal communityand#8211;based health programs have applied this understanding to their missions and activities. She also explores how contemporary definitions, goals, and activities relating to health and healing are informed by Coast Salish history and also by indigenous spiritual views of the body, which are based on an understanding of the relationship between self, ecology, and community.
and#160;Coming Full Circle draws on a historical framework in reflecting on contemporary tribal health-care efforts and the ways in which they engage indigenous healing traditions alongside twenty-first-century biomedicine. The book makes a strong case for the current shift toward tribally controlled care, arguing that local, culturally distinct ways of healing and understanding illness must be a part of contemporary Native healthcare.and#160;Combining in-depth archival research, extensive ethnographic participant-based field work, and skillful scholarship on theories of religion and embodiment, Crawford Oand#8217;Brien offers an original and masterful analysis of contemporary Native Americans and their worldviews.
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"Well framed and executed, this work captures in overview the story of inundation and inevitable loss to superior forces. Highly recommended." - Booklist
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"an excellent documented resource for Native American Studies and Americans who desire to become more completely informed about their history." - Midwest Book Review
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andquot;As scholars in history, anthropology, environmental studies, nursing, and biology, among others, continue to explore indigenous food restoration as a location of sovereignty and cultural reclamation, the case studies featured in Coming Full Circle provide important community examples. Crawford Oandrsquo;Brienandrsquo;s collaboration with these communities highlights the significance of academic/Native community partnerships and results in accounts of poignant and meaningful health solutions.andquot;andmdash;Laurie Arnold, Western Historical Quarterly
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andquot;This is an important book.andquot;andmdash;Eric Anderson, Pacific Northwest Quarterly
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From the Indian Removal Act to the Battle of Little Bighorn to Geronimo's surrender in 1886, the story of how Europeans settled upon and eventually took over lands traditionally inhabited by American Indian peoples is long and troubling. This book discusses American Indian leaders over the course of four centuries, offering a chronological history of the Indian resistance effort.
Legends of American Indian Resistance is organized in 12 chapters, each describing the life and accomplishments of a major American Indian resistance leader. Author Edward J. Rielly provides an engaging overview of the many systematic efforts to subjugate Native Americans and take possession of their valuable land and resources.
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This book describes the plight of Native Americans from the 17th through the 20th century as they struggled to maintain their land, culture, and lives, and the major Indian leaders who resisted the inevitable result.
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Over the course of 400 years, Euroamericansand later the U.S. governmenttook dramatic measures to usurp the native people's land and eliminate American Indians as a culture. For example, the U.S. government enacted a policy starting in the 1870s that resulted in the slaughtering of some 20 million buffalo to force the Plains Indians to accept reservation life.
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• Establishes the ongoing struggle to resist loss of Indian culture and the later effort to reclaim that culture
• Provides detailed accounts that place Indian leaders' resistance efforts within biographical and historical contexts
• Written in a manner accessible to readers from high school through college as well as the general reading public
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• Describes important leaders from King Philip in the 17th century to Dennis Banks, Russell Means, and Mary Brave Bird in the 20th century
• Presents a timeline citing significant events in history as they pertain to American Indian resistance
• Includes various historical photographs and illustrations
• Provides a bibliographic selection of recommended readings at the conclusion of each chapter as well as a more comprehensive bibliography at the end of the book
• Contains 24 sidebars that provide additional historical context and information about each leader
About the Author
Suzanne Crawford Oand#8217;Brien is an associate professor of religion and culture at Pacific Lutheran University. She is the author of Native American Religions and the editor of Religion and Healing in Native America: Pathways for Renewal.