ISBN:
9780813539973
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (250 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Parallel Title:
Print version Public Native America : Tribal Self-Representation in Casinos, Museums, and Powows
DDC:
305.897
Keywords:
Public opinion
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Powwows
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Museum exhibits
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Gambling on Indian reservations
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Ethnopsychology
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Self-perception
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Indians of North America Public opinion
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Indians of North America Psychology
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Indians of North America Ethnic identity
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Indians in popular culture
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Ethnopsychology ; North America
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Indians in popular culture ; North America
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Indians of North America ; Ethnic identity
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Indians of North America ; Psychology
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Indians of North America ; Public opinion
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Powwows ; North America
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Self-perception ; North America
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Electronic books
Abstract:
The Native American casino and gaming industry has attracted unprecedented American public attention to life on reservations. Other tribal public venues, such as museums and powwows, have also gained in popularity among non-Native audiences and become sites of education and performance. In Public Native America, Mary Lawlor explores the process of tribal self-definition that the communities in her study make available to off-reservation audiences. Focusing on architectural and interior designs as well as performance styles, she reveals how a complex and often surprising cultural dynamic is created when Native Americans create lavish displays for the public's participation and consumption.Drawing on postcolonial and cultural studies, Lawlor argues that these venues serve as a stage where indigenous communities play out delicate negotiations-on the one hand retaining traditional beliefs and rituals, while on the other, using what they have learned about U.S. politics, corporate culture, tourism, and public relations to advance their economic positions.
Abstract:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Identity in Mashantucket -- Chapter 2: Displaying Loss at Navajoland -- Chapter 3: Wind River Lessons -- Chapter 4: Keeping History at Acoma Pueblo -- Chapter 5: Indigenous Internationalism: Native Rights and the United Nations -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author.
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