Natives and Academics: Researching and Writing about American Indians (Paperback)

by Devon Abbott Mihesuah (Editor)

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"The essays are spirited and refreshing in bringing out key issues concerning the study and the marketing of American Indian culture and history."?Multicultural Review (Multicultural Review )

"Provocative, clear, and forceful."?Western Historical Quarterly (Western Historical Quarterly )

"The joy of this book is that Indians speak for themselves, and speak very well indeed!"?Book Talk: New Mexico Book League (Book Talk: New Mexico Book League )

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Ten leading Native scholars examine the state of scholarly research and writing on Native Americans. Their distinctive perspectives and telling arguments lend clarity to the heated debate about the purpose and direction of Native American scholarship.

All too frequently, Native Americans have little control over how they and their ancestors are researched and depicted in scholarly writings. The relationship between Native peoples and the academic community has become especially rocky in recent years. Both groups are grappling with troubling questions about research ethics, methodology, and theory in the field and in the classroom.

In this timely and illuminating anthology, ten leading Native scholars examine the state of scholarly research and writing on Native Americans. They offer distinctive, frequently self-critical perspectives on several important issues: the representativeness of Native informants, the merits of various methods of data collection, the veracity and role of oral histories, the suitability of certain genres of scholarly writing for the study of Native Americans, the marketing of Native culture and history, and debates about cultural essentialism. Some contributors propose alternative forms of scholarship. Special attention is also given to the experiences, responsibilities, and challenges facing Native academics themselves.

With lively prose and telling arguments, Natives and Academics lends clarity to the heated debate about the purpose and direction of Native American scholarship.

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Product Details Paperback: 213 pages Publisher: University of Nebraska Press (April 1, 1998) Language: English ISBN-10: 0803282435 ISBN-13: 978-0803282438 Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #501,008 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 18 of 21 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars required reading for all students in humanities, July 28, 2000 By  J. Hale "johnny negotiable" (Juneau, AK USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    Professor Mihesuah does an excellent job, as writer and editor, promoting a new model for American Indian studies, one more cognizant that the scientific/historical assumptions of the academy are themselves culturally loaded against a just understanding and representation of American Indians. Personally, I think this is true of much modern culture as well; one reason academics have such a hard time figuring out what to do with (and how to talk about) rock and roll, for instance, is that it doesn't quite fit the categories western civilization has developed so far. This is a fine collection of essays, one that should be required reading for all PhD candidates in the humanities. 12 of 14 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars How to research 101, December 6, 2001 By A Customer A must have for writers looking to explore the world of American Indians through Academia. This book makes a great place to start for any writers outside the world of the American Indian because it informs from the perspective necessary to invoke change in the poorly and mainly Euroview of the American experience. The essays are insightful and informative and I found the bibliographies at the ends of each chapter a gift that only research freaks like me could enjoy. Thanks for the direction and how about a Volume 2? 9 of 11 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Required reading for ALL academics, July 18, 2000 By  J. Hale "johnny negotiable" (Juneau, AK USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    Aside from the excellent job Professor Mihesuah does (both as writer and editor) in presenting the case for creating a different model for understanding American Indian history and culture, the essays here offer a much needed balance to academic presumptions about the primacy of scientific (as it were) fact. Should be required reading for all Ph.D. candidates in the humanities.		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 4.0 out of 5 stars Natives and Academics I thoroughly enjoyed this read. The book addressed the issue of disrespecting the oral tradition of American Indian cultures by writing about them. Read more Published on November 3, 2006 by Lori A. King Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Paperback: 213 pages
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press (April 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803282435
• ISBN-13: 978-0803282438
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #501,008 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars required reading for all students in humanities, July 28, 2000

By	J. Hale "johnny negotiable" (Juneau, AK USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Professor Mihesuah does an excellent job, as writer and editor, promoting a new model for American Indian studies, one more cognizant that the scientific/historical assumptions of the academy are themselves culturally loaded against a just understanding and representation of American Indians. Personally, I think this is true of much modern culture as well; one reason academics have such a hard time figuring out what to do with (and how to talk about) rock and roll, for instance, is that it doesn't quite fit the categories western civilization has developed so far. This is a fine collection of essays, one that should be required reading for all PhD candidates in the humanities.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How to research 101, December 6, 2001

By A Customer

A must have for writers looking to explore the world of American Indians through Academia. This book makes a great place to start for any writers outside the world of the American Indian because it informs from the perspective necessary to invoke change in the poorly and mainly Euroview of the American experience. The essays are insightful and informative and I found the bibliographies at the ends of each chapter a gift that only research freaks like me could enjoy. Thanks for the direction and how about a Volume 2?

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Required reading for ALL academics, July 18, 2000

By	J. Hale "johnny negotiable" (Juneau, AK USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Aside from the excellent job Professor Mihesuah does (both as writer and editor) in presenting the case for creating a different model for understanding American Indian history and culture, the essays here offer a much needed balance to academic presumptions about the primacy of scientific (as it were) fact. Should be required reading for all Ph.D. candidates in the humanities.