دانلود کتاب Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask

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Introduction: Ambassador --
Terminology: --
What terms are most appropriate for talking about North America\'s first people? --
What terms are not appropriate for talking about North American\'s first people? --
What terms are most appropriate for talking about each tribe? --
How do I know how to spell all these complicated terms? --
What term is most appropriate-nation, band, tribe, or reservation? --
What does the word powwow mean? --
How can I find out the meaning of the place names around me that come from indigenous languages? --
History: --
How many Indians were in North and South America before contact? --
When did Indians really get to North America? --
Why does it matter when Indians got here? --
What do Indians say about their origins? --
Who else made it here before Columbus? --
Did Native Americans scalp? --
Did Indians practice polygamy?-do they now? --
What are native views about homosexuality? --
How was gender configured in native communities? --
Do indigenous people in Canada get treated more fairly by their government than those in the United States? --
What is the real story of Columbus? --
Why does getting the Columbus story right matter? --
What is the real story of Thanksgiving? --
What is the real story of Pocahontas? --
When did the US government stop making treaties with Indians and why? --
Why do some people use the word genocide in discussing the treatment of Indians? --
Religion, Culture & Identity: --
Why do Indians have long hair? --
Do Indians live in teepees? --
What is fasting and why do Indians do it? --
What are clans and do all Indians have them? --
Where are the real Indians? --
What does traditional mean? --
Aren\'t all Indians traditional? --
Why is it called a \"traditional Indian fry bread taco\"? --
What is Indian time? --
What are Indian cars? --
I thought that Indians have a strong sense of ecological stewardship, so why do I also see a lot of trash in some yards? --
Do Indians have a stronger sense of community than non-Indians? --
What is Indian religion? --
Why do Indians use tobacco for ceremonies? --
It seems like Indians have a deeper spiritual connection than in many religious traditions. Is that true? --
What are some of the customs around pregnancy and childbirth? --
What are naming ceremonies? --
Can a nonnative person get an Indian name? --
What are coming-of-age ceremonies? --
How come everyone\'s laughing at a traditional Indian funeral? --
Do they charge for participation in native ceremonies? --
What is a sweat lodge? --
Do Indians still get persecuted for their religious beliefs? --
Powwow: --
What is a powwow? --
What do the different styles of dance mean? --
Why are \"49\" songs sung in English? --
How come they have a prize purse at powwows? --
Can white people dance at powwows? --
Do women sing at powwows? --
What is the protocol for gifts at powwows? --
Tribal Languages: --
How many tribal languages are spoken in North America? --
Which ones have a chance to be here a hundred years from now? --
Why are fluency rates higher in Canada? --
It seems like tribal languages won\'t give native people a leg up in the modern world-why are tribal languages important to Indians? --
Why should tribal languages be important to everyone else? --
What are the challenges to successfully revitalizing tribal languages? --
When were tribal languages first written down? --
Many tribal languages were never written-why do they write them now? --
Why is it funnier in Indian? --
How do tribal languages encapsulate a different world view? Politics: --
What is sovereignty? --
Why do Indians have reservations? --
Why isn\'t being American enough?-why do Indians need reservations today? --
Why do Indians have treaty rights?-what other rights do they have that differ from most people? --
What is allotment? --
Why does my land have clouded title? --
Is something being done about clouded title? --
If tribes had hereditary chiefs, how come there is a democratic process in place for selecting tribal leaders in most places today? --
What\'s the Indian Reorganization Act? --
What are the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe and the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council? --
Why do so many Indians live in urban areas today?-what is relocation? --
What is termination? --
Why do Indians have their own police and courts in some places? --
Why does the FBI investigate murders on some reservations? --
Why do state law enforcement agencies investigate murders on some other reservations?-what is public law 280? --
Don\'t tribes ever investigate murders on Indian land themselves? --
Do Indians face racial profiling from law enforcement? --
Should Leonard Peltier be freed? --
Is AIM good or bad? --
What is the Indian Child Welfare Act? --
What is blood quantum, what is tribal enrollment, and how are they related? --
How has tribal enrollment affected you personally? --
How come some tribes ban the use and sale of alcohol? --
Is there a solution to substance abuse in Indian country? --
Do all Indians have drinking problems? --
Why is there so much concern about mascots? --
Why don\'t tribes do more to support language and culture? --
Why are Indian politics often such a viper\'s pit? --
Are tribes getting better? --
Why do Indians have so many kids? --
I heard that a lot of Indians serve in the US military-how do they reconcile their service with the fact that the US Army killed so many of their people? --
How do Indians feel about the use of Geronimo as the code name for Osama Bin Laden? --
Economics: --
Do Indians get a break on taxes, and if so, why? --
Do Indians get a break on license plates? --
Why should Indians be eligible for welfare if they are not taxed the same way as everyone else? --
Are all Indians living in extreme poverty? --
Are all Indians rich from casinos? --
How has casino gambling affected Indian communities? --
How have per capita payments affected Indian communities? --
What is the future of Indian gaming? --
What should tribes be doing to improve the economic condition of their citizens? --
Education: --
What were federal residential boarding schools? --
How come 50 percent of Indians are flunking their state-mandated tests in English and math? --
Is there anything that works in the effort to bridge the achievement gap? --
How does No Child Left Behind affect Indian country? --
Do all Indians have a free ride to college? --
Perspectives: Coming To Terms And Future Directions: --
Why are Indians so often imagined rather than understood? --
As a white person, I don\'t feel privileged-so what do Indians mean by that term? --
Why don\'t tribes solve their own problems? --
All these problems are not my fault-why should I be asked to atone for the sins of my ancestors? --
Is there anything wrong with saying that some of my best friends are Indians? --
Is there something wrong with saying that my great-grandmother was a Cherokee princess? --
I might have some Indian ancestry-how do I find out? --
Why is that picture End of the Trail so popular in Indian country? --
Regarding casinos and treaty rights, I\'m not racist, but it doesn\'t seem fair to me-what\'s wrong with that line of thinking? --
I\'m not racist, but it all happened in the past-why can\'t Indians just move on? --
Why do Indian people often seem angry? --
Do Indians ever work together? --
What are some good books to read about Indians? --
Are there any good Indian movies? --
Have you ever been the object of direct racial discrimination? --
You\'re testament to your race-how did you turn out so good? --
How can I learn more? --
Conclusion: Finding Ways To Make A Difference: --
How can I help? --
Acknowledgments --
Recommended reading --
Notes --
Index --
Illustration credits.