Native American Studies in Higher Education: Models for Collaboration between Universities and Indigenous Nations (Contemporary Native American Communities) [Paperback]

Duane Champagne (Editor), Jay Stauss (Editor, Contributor), Colin G. Calloway (Contributor), Clara Sue Kidwell (Contributor), David Newhouse (Contributor), Jack D. Forbes et al (Contributor), Lorie M. Graham (Contributor), Patricia C. Albers et al (Contributor), Blair Stonechild with Bill Asikinack and David R. Miller (Contributor), Robert E. Powless (Contributor), Stanley Knick and Linda E. Oxendine (Contributor), Michael L. Jennings (Contributor)

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Series: Contemporary Native American Communities | Publication Date: February 15, 2002

In this collection, Champagne and Stauss demonstrate how the rise of Native studies in American and Canadian universities exists as an extraordinary achievement in higher education. In the face of historically assimilationist agendas, institutional racism, and structural opposition by Western educational institutions, collaborative programs continue to grow and promote the values and goals of sovereign tribal communities. The contributors show how many departments grew significantly following the landmark 1969 Senate report, "Indian Education: A National Tragedy, A National Challenge." They evaluate the university efforts to offer Native students intellectual and technical skills, and the long battle to represent Native cultures and world views in the university curriculum. In twelve case studies, Indian and non-Indian teachers provide rich, contextual histories of their programs through three decades of growth. They frankly discuss successes and failures as innovative strategies and models are tested. Programs from University of California-Davis, Harvard, Saskatchewan, Arizona and others provide detailed analyses of academic battles over curriculum content, the marginalization of indigenous faculty and students, the pedagogical implications of integrating native instructors, the vagaries of administrative support and funding, Native student retention, the vulnerability of native language programs, and community collaborations. A vision of Indian education that emerges from these pages that reveals the university's potential as a vehicle for Indian nation-building, one in which the university curriculum also benefits from sustained contacts with tribal communities. As Native populations grow and the demand for university training increases, this book will be a valuable resource for Native American leaders, educators in Native American studies, race and ethnic studies, comparative education, minorities in education, anthropology, sociology, higher education administration and educational policy.

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Native American Studies in Higher Education is a must-read for anyone interested in the evolving discipline of American Indian Studies. The commentary on the organization, staffing and intellectual content of diverse American Indian Studies programs sheds enormous light on the complexity of program development and working with organizational constraints that sometimes undermine new areas of inquiry and study. This book will be an important tool for scholars in American Indian studies and those involved in building programs for years to come. --George L. Cornell, Director, Native American Institute, Michigan State University

About the Author

Duane Champagne is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Native Nations Law and Policy Center at the University of California, Los Angeles. Jay Stauss is Professor of Anthropology the Department of American Indian Studies at the University of Arizona

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: AltaMira Press (February 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0759101256
• ISBN-13: 978-0759101258
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A cornucopia of diverse commentaries with a common theme, August 9, 2003

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This review is from: Native American Studies in Higher Education: Models for Collaboration between Universities and Indigenous Nations (Contemporary Native American Communities) (Paperback)

Collaboratively compiled and edited by Duane Champagne (Professor of Sociology and Director of the American Indian Studies Center, UCLA) and Jay Stauss (Director of American Indian Studies, University of Arizona), Native American Studies In Higher Education: Models For Collaboration Between Universities And Indigenous Nations brings together informed and informative essays contributed by a variety of learned authors concerning Native American studies courses in American and Canadian universities. From the opposing forces of assimilation agendas; to the long battle to represent Native American cultures as worthy of study; to the struggle to reach out to and retain Native American students, so much more, Native American Studies In Higher Education offers a cornucopia of diverse commentaries with a common theme of embracing knowledge to promote a better tomorrow for all Native Americans, as well as the broader and dominant North American culture.