In this Book
- Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: Minnesota Historical Society Press

summary
“I had a profoundly well-educated Princetonian ask me, ‘Where is your tomahawk?’ I had a beautiful woman approach me in the college gymnasium and exclaim, ‘You have the most beautiful red skin.’ I took a friend to see Dances with Wolves and was told, ‘Your people have a beautiful culture.’ . . . I made many lifelong friends at college, and they supported but also challenged me with questions like, ‘Why should Indians have reservations?’ ”
What have you always wanted to know about Indians? Do you think you should already know the answers—or suspect that your questions may be offensive? In matterof-fact responses to over 120 questions, both thoughtful and outrageous, modern and historical, Ojibwe scholar and cultural preservationist Anton Treuer gives a frank, funny, and sometimes personal tour of what’s up with Indians, anyway.
• What is the real story of Thanksgiving?
• Why are tribal languages important?
• What do you think of that incident where people died in a sweat lodge?
White/Indian relations are often characterized by guilt and anger. Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians But Were Afraid to Ask cuts through the emotion and builds a foundation for true understanding and positive action.
Table of Contents

- 2nd Half title page
- pp. xv-xvi
- Introduction: Ambassador
- pp. 1-6
- Terminology
- pp. 7-14
- Religion, Culture & Identity
- pp. 39-67
- Tribal Languages
- pp. 79-85
- Acknowledgments
- pp. 165-166
- Recommended Reading
- pp. 167-170
- Illustration Credits
- pp. 191-192
Additional Information
ISBN
9780873518628
Related ISBN(s)
9780873518611
MARC Record
OCLC
808778125
Pages
188
Launched on MUSE
2012-06-26
Language
English
Open Access
No