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Power and Place - by Vine Deloria Jr & Daniel R Wildcat (Paperback)

Power and Place - by  Vine Deloria Jr & Daniel R Wildcat (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Formal Indian education in America stretches all the way from reservation preschools to prestigious urban universities. "Power and Place" examines the issues facing Native American students as they progress through schools, colleges, and on into professions. This collection of 16 essays is at once philosophic, practical, and visionary.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i>Power and Place </i>examines the issues facing Native American students as they progress through schools, colleges, and on into professions. This collection of sixteen essays is at once philosophic, practical, and visionary. It is an effort to open discussion about the unique experience of Native Americans and offers a concise reference for administrators, educators, students and community leaders involved with Indian Education.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>.".".this probing educational manifesto...is at once radical and inspiring."<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Vine Deloria Jr.</b>, is a leading Native American scholar whose research writings, and teaching have encompassed history, law, religious studies, and political science. He is the former executive director of the National Congress of American Indians. Named by <i>Time </i>magazine as one of the eleven greatest religious thinkers of the twentieth century, he is the author of numerous acclaimed books, including <i>God is Red, Custer Died for Your Sins, Power and Place, </i>and <i>Red Earth, White Lies</i>. Mr. Deloria lives in Golden, Colorado. <p/><b>Daniel R. Wildcat </b>(Yuchi, Muscogee) is the director of the American Indian studies program and the Haskell Environmental Research Studies Center at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas. He is the coauthor with Vine Deloria Jr. of<i> Power and Place: Indian Education in America</i>.

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