This guide to Native American history and culture outlines new ways ofunderstanding American Indian cultures in contemporary contexts.<strong>Native American St... » 

This guide to Native American history and culture outlines new ways ofunderstanding American Indian cultures in contemporary contexts.Native American Studies covers key issues such as the intimate relationshipof culture to land the nature of cultural exchange and conflict in the periodafter European contact the unique relationship of Native communities with theUnited States government the significance of language the vitality ofcontemporary cultures and the variety of Native artistic styles fromliterature and poetry to painting and sculpture to performance arts. Thisthematic approach places history culture and intellectual production in thecontexts of politics and power. Using specific examples throughout the bookthe authors portray the culture of Native Americans from the viewpoints ofNative people as well as from those of nonNative Americans. «