Endangered Peoples of North America: Struggles to Survive and Thrive

by Tom Greaves

Overview

Bringing a fresh perspective to multicultural studies, Greaves illuminates the current situation of 13 of our most traditional peoples in the United States and Canada. Included are small tribal groups, ethnic groups with a unique way of life, new immigrants, and refugees with strong roots in war-torn homelands. A broad diversity of cultures is presented, including the Lummi in Washington State, the African Americans in the coastal zone of Georgia, the Amish of Lancaster County, and the Hmong in Wisconsin. The relevant issues of their survival in today's global culture will engage students and general readers alike.

Each chapter covers a specific group, including sections on the land, people, traditional subsistence strategies, political and social organization, religion and worldview, threats to survival, and response to those threats. A common format to each chapter facilitates comparisons between cases. A Food for Thought section has questions for discussion or paper topics, and a helpful Resource Guide lists further reading, films and videos, websites, and organizations. Maps and photos complement the text.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313308116
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/30/2001
Series:	The Greenwood Press Endangered Peoples of the World Series
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

TOM GREAVES is a professor of anthropology at Bucknell University./e He has researched and written extensively about the contemporary struggle, human rights, and intellectual property rights of indigenous peoples, particularly those in North America.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword
Introduction
Indigenous Societies
The Chemehuevis in Nevada and California by Clifford E. Trafzer
The Crow/Apsaalooke in Montana by John A. Grim and Magdalene Mocassin Top
The Eastern Shoshone in Wyoming by Ernest Olson and Brooke Olson
The Gitxsan and Witsuwit'en in British Columbia by Antonia Mills
The Hopi of Arizona by Miguel Vasquez
The Lummi in Washington State by Kurt Russo
The Onodowaga (Seneca) in New York State by Robert B. Porter
The Wanapum of Priest Rapids, Washington by Julia G. Longenecker, Darby C. Stapp, and Angela M. Buck
Ethnic Minorities
African-Americans in the Coastal Zone of Georgia by Ben G. Blount
The Amish of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania by Tom Greaves
The Hmong in Wisconsin by Jo Ann Koltyk
The Maya of Florida by Allan Burbans
The Sicilian Fishing Families of Gloucester, Massachusetts by Christopher Dyer
Index