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- The New Warriors: Native American Leaders Since 1900
- Book
- 2001
- Published by: University of Nebraska Press
summary
An indispensable introduction to the rich variety of Native leadership in the modern era, The New Warriors profiles Native men and women who have played a significant role in the affairs of their communities and of the nation over the course of the twentieth century.
The leaders showcased include the early-twentieth-century writer and activist Zitkala-Ša; American Indian Movement leader Russell Means; political activists Ada Deer and LaDonna Harris; scholar and writer D’Arcy McNickle; orator and Crow Reservation superintendent Robert Yellowtail; U.S. Senators Charles Curtis and Ben Nighthorse Campbell; Episcopal priest Vine V. Deloria Sr.; Howard Tommie, the champion of economic and cultural sovereignty for the Seminole Tribe of Florida; Cherokee chief Wilma Mankiller; Pawnee activist and lawyer Walter Echo-Hawk; Crow educator Janine Pease Pretty-on-Top; and Phillip Martin, a driving force behind the spectacular economic revitalization of the Mississippi Band of Choctaws.
Table of Contents
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- Charles Curtis / Kaw
- pp. 17-34
- Robert Yellowtail / Crow
- pp. 55-78
- Vine V. Deloria Sr. / Dakota
- pp. 79-96
- D’Arcy McNickle / Métis-Flathead
- pp. 97-122
- LaDonna Harris / Comanche
- pp. 123-146
- Russell Means / Dakota
- pp. 147-170
- Howard Tommie / Seminole
- pp. 171-194
- Phillip Martin / Mississippi Choctaw
- pp. 195-210
- Wilma Mankiller / Cherokee
- pp. 211-238
- Ada Deer / Menominee
- pp. 239-262
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell / Northern Cheyenne
- pp. 263-280
- Janine Pease Pretty-on-Top / Crow
- pp. 281-298
- Walter Echo-Hawk / Pawnee
- pp. 299-321
- List of Contributors
- pp. 323-5
Additional Information
ISBN
9780803202481
MARC Record
OCLC
50744976
Pages
346
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-11
Language
English
Open Access
No