Education and the future of tribalism in the United States : the case of the American Indian

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Label

Education and the future of tribalism in the United States : the case of the American Indian

Title remainder

the case of the American Indian

Statement of responsibility

Alexander Lesser

Creator

• Lesser, Alexander, 1902-1982

Contributor

• Aboriginal Affairs (Association)

Issuing body

• Aboriginal Affairs (Association)

Subject

• Assimilation (Sociology) -- United States
• Culture - Relationship to land
• Culture - Relationship to place
• Education
• Indians of North America -- Cultural assimilation
• Indigenous peoples - North America
• United States -- Race relations
• Social identity

Language

eng

Summary

The author discusses how American Indians are resistant to assimilation and the importance of "Indian identity". Contemporary changes in access to higher education may or may not bring about changes in the 'tribalism' of American Indians

Member of

• Information paper (Aboriginal Affairs (Association)), No. 8
• Social service review
• On Aboriginal affairs, No.16

Cataloging source

AIAS

Dewey number

305.897

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Series statement

Aboriginal Affairs Information paper

Series volume

No. 8