Contemporary Native American Political Issues

Download or read book Contemporary Native American Political Issues written by Troy R. Johnson and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 1999 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moving into the 21st century, Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities remain culturally vibrant and politically innovative as they continue to struggle for survival on many fronts. Editor Troy R. Johnson has assembled a volume of top scholarship from which emerge the complexity and diversity of Native American political life. Each topical section is introduced by the editor's own commentaries, which provide background and integrated analyses of the issues at hand. These are followed by informative and critical studies, many drawn from the American Indian Culture and Research Journal, which offer grounded experiences and perspectives from a variety of Native American political settings.