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Book Uncommon Controversy

Download or read book Uncommon Controversy written by Mary B. Isely and published by Seattle : University of Washington Press. This book was released on 1970 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Trials of Academe

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  • Author : Amy Gajda
  • Publisher : Harvard University Press
  • Release : 2009-10-30
  • ISBN : 9780674035676
  • Pages : 360 pages

Download or read book The Trials of Academe written by Amy Gajda and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-30 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Amy Gajda shows in this witty yet troubling book, litigation is now common on campus, and perhaps even more commonly feared. This book explores the origins and causes of the litigation trend, its implications for academic freedom, and what lawyers, judges, and academics themselves can do to limit the potential damage.

Book To Show Heart

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  • Author : George Pierre Castile
  • Publisher : University of Arizona Press
  • Release : 1998-05-01
  • ISBN : 0816545502
  • Pages : 257 pages

Download or read book To Show Heart written by George Pierre Castile and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 1998-05-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Federal policy toward Native Americans has fluctuated wildly in the twentieth century. Washington long envisioned that Indians would be assimilated into American culture—until FDR's New Deal introduced tribal self-government. Then, during the Truman and Eisenhower administrations, its goal became the termination of federal wardship status for Indians. This book considers the changes in attitude that began in 1960 and culminated in the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975. Drawing on personal interviews with key players, George Castile goes behind the scenes in Washington to reveal what motivated policy makers—and who really shaped policy—from the Kennedy to the Ford administrations. To Show Heart is a detailed and unbiased account of one of the least understood periods in Indian affairs. It tells how "termination" became a political embarrassment during the civil rights movement, how Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty prompted politicians to rethink Indian policy, and how championing self-determination presented an opportunity for Presidents Nixon and Ford to "show heart" toward Native Americans. Along the way, Castile assesses the impact of the Indian activism of the 1960s and 1970s and offers an objective view of the American Indian Movement and the standoff at Wounded Knee. He also discusses the recent history of individual tribes, which gives greater meaning to decisions made at the national level. Castile's work greatly enhances our understanding of the formulation of current Indian policy and of the changes that have occurred since 1975. To Show Heart is an important book not only for anthropologists and historians but also for Native Americans themselves, who will benefit from this inside look at how bureaucrats have sought to determine their destinies.

Book The Native Peoples of North America

Download or read book The Native Peoples of North America written by Bruce Elliott Johansen and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering Central America, the United States, and Canada, this book not only provides an introduction to the history of North American Indians, but also offers a description of the material and intellectual ways that Native American cultures have influenced the life and institutions of people across the globe.

Book The Imperial Lion

Download or read book The Imperial Lion written by Stuart A Marks and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-11 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1950s biologists became alarmed by the plight of Africa’s wildlife. Since then they have sought to arrest its decline, but increasing competition between wild fauna and expanding human populations shows that protection alone has been inadequate. The conservationists’ position and strategies have been progressively eroded: large-scale game cropping schemes have failed to produce expected revenues, the consequences of the tourist industry have been unexpectedly detrimental, and educational programs have rarely convinced rural Africans to conserve resources. Dr. Marks argues that the management and conservation of wild animals in Third World countries must include cultural as well as biological dimensions and that changes in human social systems will be necessary to sustain wildlife and the environmental processes. He describes indigenous attempts to manage wildlife and suggests new research initiatives that would lead to wildlife policies more in keeping with human development needs and with the realities of the rural countryside.

Book The Bitter Waters of Medicine Creek

Download or read book The Bitter Waters of Medicine Creek written by Richard Kluger and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-03-06 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pulitzer Prize-winner Richard Kluger brings to life a bloody clash between Native Americans and white settlers in the 1850s Pacific Northwest. After he was appointed the first governor of the state of Washington, Isaac Ingalls Stevens had one goal: to persuade the Indians of the Puget Sound region to leave their ancestral lands for inhospitable reservations. But Stevens's program--marked by threat and misrepresentation--outraged the Nisqually tribe and its chief, Leschi, sparking the native resistance movement. Tragically, Leschi's resistance unwittingly turned his tribe and himself into victims of the governor's relentless wrath. The Bitter Waters of Medicine Creek is a riveting chronicle of how violence and rebellion grew out of frontier oppression and injustice.

Book Native Seattle

    Book Details:
  • Author : Coll Thrush
  • Publisher : University of Washington Press
  • Release : 2017-03-01
  • ISBN : 029574135X
  • Pages : 369 pages

Download or read book Native Seattle written by Coll Thrush and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated edition of Native Seattle brings the indigenous story to the present day and puts the movement of recognizing Seattle's Native past into a broader context. Native Seattle focuses on the experiences of local indigenous communities on whose land Seattle grew, accounts of Native migrants to the city and the development of a multi-tribal urban community, as well as the role Native Americans have played in the narrative of Seattle.

Book Guerrilla USA

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  • Author : Daniel Burton-Rose
  • Publisher : Univ of California Press
  • Release : 2010
  • ISBN : 0520264282
  • Pages : 358 pages

Download or read book Guerrilla USA written by Daniel Burton-Rose and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this astonishing microhistory, Daniel Burton-Rose Captures the pathos of the new Left's bizarre sequel; the gange who bombed Seattle." Mike Davis, author of in Praise of Barbarians: Essays against Empire and City of Qartz: Excavatin the Future of Los Angeles --

Book When a Friend or Loved One Dies

Download or read book When a Friend or Loved One Dies written by Alexandra Hanson-Harding and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2013-07-15 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers discover that the death of a friend or a loved one can sometimes lead to a new kind of growth. They learn how they can cope, what to expect, how to grieve, and how to re-enter the world with new insight. Among the topics covered are what happens after death, the importance of a funeral or memorial service, preparation for the service, going back to school after a loved one dies, the typical signs of grief for teens, understanding emotions, new responsibilities, various kinds of deaths (grandparent, parent, sibling, friend, accident, suicide, military, etc.), how they can help themselves during the healing process, and cyber grieving and how the Internet can help keep the memory of a loved one alive.

Book Final report

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  • Author : United States. American Indian Policy Review Commission
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1977
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 1638 pages

Download or read book Final report written by United States. American Indian Policy Review Commission and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 1638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book American Far West in the Twentieth Century

Download or read book American Far West in the Twentieth Century written by Earl S. Pomeroy and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-21 with total page 597 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this richly insightful survey that represents the culmination of decades of research, a leading western specialist argues that the unique history of the American West did not end in the year 1900, as is commonly assumed, but was shaped as much--if not more--by events and innovations in the twentieth century. Earl Pomeroy gathers copious information on economic, political, social, intellectual, and business issues, thoughtfully evaluates it, and draws a new and more nuanced portrait of the West than has ever been depicted before. Pomeroy mines extensive published and unpublished sources to show how the post-1900 West charted a path that was influenced by, but separate from, the rest of the country and the world. He deals not only with the West's transition from an agricultural to an urban region but also with the important contributions of minority racial and ethnic groups and women in that transformation. Pomeroy describes a modern West--increasingly urban, transnational, and multicultural--that has overcome much of the isolation that challenged it at an earlier time. His final book is nothing short of the definitive source on that West.

Book The Conservation Professional s Guide to Working with People

Download or read book The Conservation Professional s Guide to Working with People written by Scott A. Bonar and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2012-09-26 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Successful natural resource management is much more than good science; it requires working with landowners, meeting deadlines, securing funding, supervising staff, and cooperating with politicians. The ability to work effectively with people is as important for the conservation professional as it is for the police officer, the school teacher, or the lawyer. Yet skills for managing human interactions are rarely taught in academic science programs, leaving many conservation professionals woefully unprepared for the daily realities of their jobs. Written in an entertaining, easy-to-read style, The Conservation Professional’s Guide to Working with People fills a gap in conservation education by offering a practical, how-to guide for working effectively with colleagues, funders, supervisors, and the public. The book explores how natural resource professionals can develop skills and increase their effectiveness using strategies and techniques grounded in social psychology, negotiation, influence, conflict resolution, time management, and a wide range of other fields. Examples from history and current events, as well as real-life scenarios that resource professionals are likely to face, provide context and demonstrate how to apply the skills described. The Conservation Professional’s Guide to Working with People should be on the bookshelf of any environmental professional who wants to be more effective while at the same time reducing job-related stress and improving overall quality of life. Those who are already good at working with people will learn new tips, while those who are petrified by the thought of conducting public meetings, requesting funding, or working with constituents will find helpful, commonsense advice about how to get started and gain confidence.

Book Sovereign Immunity

Download or read book Sovereign Immunity written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs (1993- ) and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 1646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Indians in the Making

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  • Author : Alexandra Harmon
  • Publisher : Univ of California Press
  • Release : 1998
  • ISBN : 9780520211766
  • Pages : 432 pages

Download or read book Indians in the Making written by Alexandra Harmon and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A compelling survey history of Pacific Northwest Indians as well as a book that brings considerable theoretical sophistication to Native American history. Harmon tells an absorbing, clearly written, and moving story."--Peggy Pascoe, University of Oregon "This book fills a terribly important niche in the wider field of ethnic studies by attempting to define Indian identity in an interactive way."--George S�nchez, University of Southern California

Book Struggle for the Land

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ward Churchill
  • Publisher : City Lights Books
  • Release : 2002-09
  • ISBN : 9780872864146
  • Pages : 470 pages

Download or read book Struggle for the Land written by Ward Churchill and published by City Lights Books. This book was released on 2002-09 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Landmark work illustrates the history of North American indigenous resistance and the struggle for land rights.

Book Debate Dynamics  How Controversy Improves Our Beliefs

Download or read book Debate Dynamics How Controversy Improves Our Beliefs written by Gregor Betz and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-08-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is critical argumentation an effective way to overcome disagreement? And does the exchange of arguments bring opponents in a controversy closer to the truth? This study provides a new perspective on these pivotal questions. By means of multi-agent simulations, it investigates the truth and consensus-conduciveness of controversial debates. The book brings together research in formal epistemology and argumentation theory. Aside from its consequences for discursive practice, the work may have important implications for philosophy of science and the way we construe scientific rationality as well.

Book American Indian Sovereignty and Law

Download or read book American Indian Sovereignty and Law written by Wade Davies and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2009-02-04 with total page 649 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Indian Sovereignty and Law: An Annotated Bibliography covers a wide variety of topics and includes sources dealing with federal Indian policy, federal and tribal courts, criminal justice, tribal governance, religious freedoms, economic development, and numerous sub-topics related to tribal and individual rights. While primarily focused on the years 1900 to the present, many sources are included that focus on the 19th century or earlier. The annotations included in this reference will help researchers know enough about the arguments and contents of each source to determine its usefulness. Whenever a clear central argument is made in an article or book, it is stated in the entry, unless that argument is made implicit by the title of that entry. Each annotation also provides factual information about the primary topic under discussion. In some cases, annotations list topics that compose a significant portion of an author's discussion but are not obvious from the title of the entry. American Indian Sovereignty and Law will be extremely useful in both studying Native American topics and researching current legal and political actions affecting tribal sovereignty.