First Person, First Peoples: Native American Colle

Garrod, Andrew and Colleen Larimore, edited

ISBN 10: 0801484146 / ISBN 13: 9780801484148

Editore: Cornell University Press, 1997

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1997. Native Americans, North America. Cornell University Press. Very good paperback 250p. Codice articolo 6220

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Titolo: First Person, First Peoples: Native American...

Casa editrice: Cornell University Press

Data di pubblicazione: 1997

Legatura: Brossura

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Riassunto:

Native American students entering college often experience a dramatic confrontation of cultures. As one of the writers in this remarkable collective memoir remarks, "When I was a child, I was taught certain things: don't stand up to your elders; don't question authority; life is precious; the earth is precious; take it slowly; enjoy it. And then you go to college and you learn all these other things that never fit." Making things fit, finding that elusive balance between tribal values and the demands of campus life is a recurring theme in this landmark collection of personal essays.
Navajo or Choctaw, Tlingit or Sioux, each of the essayists (all graduates of Dartmouth College) gives a heartfelt account of struggle and adjustment. The result is a compelling portrait of the anguish Native American students feel justifying the existence of their own cultures not only to other students but also throughout the predominantly white institutions they have joined.
Among the contributors are a tribal court judge and a professional baseball player, the first Navajo woman surgeon, and the former executive director of a Native American preparatory school. Their memories and insights are unparalleled.

Informazioni sull?autore:

Andrew Garrod, on the faculty of Dartmouth College since 1985, has edited and authored several books and articles, mostly in the field of education. Colleen Larimore is Assistant Dean of First-Year Students, Director of the Integrated Academic Academic Support Program, and Adjunct Professor of Sociology at Dartmouth College.