Conversations with Remarkable Native Americans

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Joëlle Rostkowski state university of new york press Native Americans conversations with remarkable Book cover: Tony Abeyta, Totem, collage, 2009. Page iii: Tony Abeyta, Tin Tintabulation, Triptych (oil), 1997. STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS Albany, New York Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2012 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, contact State University of New York Press, Albany, NY www.sunypress.edu Production and book design, Laurie Searl Marketing, Michael Campochiaro Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Conversations with remarkable Native Americans / by Joëlle Rostkowski. p. cm. — (Native traces) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4384-4175-7 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Indians of North America— Biography. 2. Indians of North America—Civil rights. 3. Indians of North America—Government relations. 4. Indians of North America—Ethnic identity. 5. Indians of North America—Intellectual life. I. Rostkowski, Joëlle. E89.C66 2012 323.1197’073—dc23 2011019510 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 In memory of Levi General, Deskaheh (Haudenosaunee), who came to Geneva in 1923 to present his REDMAN’S APPEAL FOR JUSTICE to the League of Nations. ...