Native American and Indigenous Studies

Circuits of Culture: Media, Politics, and Indigenous Identity in the Andes Circuits of Culture Media, Politics, and Indigenous Identity in the Andes Jeff D. Himpele 2007 Fall
A surprising study of how images of Andean Indianness have been popularized in Bolivian media
The People Have Never Stopped Dancing: Native American Modern Dance Histories The People Have Never Stopped Dancing Native American Modern Dance Histories Jacqueline Shea Murphy 2007 Fall
Addresses the Indian, absent and present, in modern dance studies
The Third Space of Sovereignty: The Postcolonial Politics of U.S.–Indigenous Relations The Third Space of Sovereignty The Postcolonial Politics of U.S.–Indigenous Relations Kevin Bruyneel 2007 Fall
The struggle between indigenous resistance and American colonialism—within its own borders
Shimmering Screens: Making Media in an Aboriginal Community Shimmering Screens Making Media in an Aboriginal Community Jennifer Deger 2006 Fall
Reconsiders the interplay between aboriginal communities and media
Indians in Minnesota Indians in Minnesota Kathy Davis Graves and Elizabeth Ebbott 2006 Fall
The fully updated survey of American Indian communities in Minnesota
Our Fire Survives the Storm: A Cherokee Literary History Our Fire Survives the Storm A Cherokee Literary History Daniel Heath Justice 2005 Fall
Asserts the strength and diversity of Cherokee identity through its rich literary tradition
Bear Island: The War at Sugar Point Bear Island The War at Sugar Point Gerald Vizenor 2006 Spring
An award-winning Native American writer recounts the “last Indian war” in verse
Like a Loaded Weapon: The Rehnquist Court, Indian Rights, and the Legal History of Racism in America Like a Loaded Weapon The Rehnquist Court, Indian Rights, and the Legal History of Racism in America Robert A. Williams, Jr. 2005 Fall
Exposes the U.S. Supreme Court’s history of racism against American Indians
Fugitive Empire: Locating Early American Imperialism Fugitive Empire Locating Early American Imperialism Andrew Doolen 2005 Fall
Demonstrates how imperialism was fundamental to the formation of the early American republic
The People and the Word: Reading Native Nonfiction The People and the Word Reading Native Nonfiction Robert Warrior 2005 Fall
Reveals the history and impact of Native American nonfiction writing
The Backcountry and the City: Colonization and Conflict in Early America The Backcountry and the City Colonization and Conflict in Early America Edward White 2005 Fall
Calls for the rural electrification of early American studies
To Show What an Indian Can Do: Sports at Native American Boarding Schools To Show What an Indian Can Do Sports at Native American Boarding Schools John Bloom 2005 Spring
A compelling and inspiring account of Native American student athletes—now available in paperback!
Transatlantic Topographies: Islands, Highlands, Jungles Transatlantic Topographies Islands, Highlands, Jungles Ileana Rodriguez 2004 Fall
Explores the construction of the Americas by and through European eyes
Native to the Nation: Disciplining Landscapes and Bodies in Australia Native to the Nation Disciplining Landscapes and Bodies in Australia Allaine Cerwonka 2004 Spring
How people manipulate local landscape to define their place in the world
Drug Wars: The Political Economy of Narcotics Drug Wars The Political Economy of Narcotics Curtis Márez 2004 Spring
Investigates the central role of drug trafficking and enforcement in the extension of imperial power