Conversations with Remarkable Native Americans, livre ebook

In these lively and informative interviews, noted ethnohistorian and international consultant Joëlle Rostkowski brings to light major developments in the Native American experience over the last thirty years. Overcoming hardships they have experienced as the "forgotten" minority, often torn between two cultures, these prominent native writers, artists, journalists, activists, lawyers, and museum administrators each have made remarkable contributions towards the transformation of old stereotypes, the fight against discrimination, and the sharing of their heritage with mainstream society.
Theirs is a story not so much of success but of resilience, of survivance, with each interview subject having marked their time and eventually becoming the change they wanted in the world. The conversations in this volume reveal that the assertion of ethnic identity does not lead to bitterness and isolation, but rather an enthusiasm and drive toward greater visibility and recognition that at the same time aims at a greater understanding between different cultures. Conversations with Remarkable Native Americans rewards the reader with a deeper understanding of the Native American Renaissance.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PREFACE. Tragic wisdom and survivance
DEBORAH L. MADSEN
INTRODUCTION. From forgotten Americans to Indigenous rights
JOËLLE ROSTKOWSKI
PROLOGUE. Conversation with Gerald Vizenor, series editor, poet, novelist, and art critic
1. N. Scott Momaday, poet, novelist, painter, and UNESCO Artist for Peace
2. Suzan Harjo, policy advocate, journalist, essayist, and poet
3. Richard West, lawyer and founding director of the National Museum of the American Indian
4. Emil Her Many Horses, curator, National Museum of the American Indian
5. Sven Haakanson, director of the Alutiiq Museum, Kodiak, Alaska
6. Veronica Tiller, historian, consultant, and writer
7. Erma Vizenor, tribal chair, White Earth Reservation, Minnesota
8. Louisita Warren, elder of Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico
9. Tony Abeyta, painter and sculptor
10. David Bradley, painter and sculptor
11. Darren Vigil Gray, painter and musician
12. E. Jill Momaday, actress, model, and former chief of protocol, state of New Mexico
13. Rulan Tangen, dancer and choreographer
14. Robert Tim Coulter, lawyer, founder, and director of the Indian Law Resource Center
15. Kenneth Deer, journalist, educator, and UN Indigenous representative
16. United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
EPILOGUE. In memory of Deskaheh
NOTES
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX OF PEOPLE
GENERAL INDEX