![]() ![]() The book's thirteen contributors and editor Russell Thornton, stress the frequent incompatibility of traditional academic teaching methods with the social and cultural concerns that gave rise to the field of Native American studies. Leading scholars in anthropology, demography, English and literature, history, law, social work, linguistics, public health, psychology, and sociology have come together to explore what Native American studies has been, what it is, and what it may be in the future. ![]() Studying Native America addresses for the first time in a comprehensive way the place of this critical discipline in the university curriculum. The roots of the tree of his life have not yet grasped rock and soil." The words of Lakota writer Luther Standing Bear foretold the current debate on the value of Native American studies in higher education. He is too far removed from its formative process. "The White Man does not understand the Indian for the reason that he does not understand America. This book is an importnat advancement for Indian studies."-Jay Stauss, University of Arizona It is very well-referenced, providing the reader with an enormous range of works to move deeper into a subject area. ![]() "A broad history and analysis of contemporary issues confronting the development of Native American studies in North America. UW Press - : Studying Native America: Problems and Prospects, Edted by Russell Thornton ![]()
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