Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask. Anton Treuer

• Тип: Текст
• Автор: Anton Treuer
• Издательство: Ingram(2020)
• ISBN: 9780873518628
• Язык: Английский

• Жанры: Историческая литература, Этнография

"I had a profoundly well-educated Princetonian ask me, 'Where is your tomahawk?' I had a beautiful woman approach me in the college gymnasium and exclaim, 'You have the most beautiful red skin.' I took a friend to see Dances with Wolves and was told, 'Your people have a beautiful culture.' . . . I made many lifelong friends at college, and they supported but also challenged me with questions like, 'Why should Indians have reservations?'"<br /><br />What have you always wanted to know about Indians? Do you think you should already know the answers—or suspect that your questions may be offensive? In matter-of-fact responses to over 120 questions, both thoughtful and outrageous, modern and historical, Ojibwe scholar and cultural preservationist Anton Treuer gives a frank, funny, and sometimes personal tour of what's up with Indians, anyway.<br /><br />—What is the real story of Thanksgiving?<br /><br />?—Why are tribal languages important?<br /><br />?—What do you think of that incident where people died in a sweat lodge?<br /><br />White/Indian relations are often characterized by guilt and anger. Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians but Were Afraid to Ask cuts through the emotion and builds a foundation for true understanding and positive action.