Power and place : Indian education in America /
Vine Deloria, Jr., and Daniel Wildcat.
- vii, 168 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-164) and index.
American Indian metaphysics / Deloria -- Indigenizing education: playing to our strengths / Wildcat -- Power and place equal personality / Deloria -- Understanding the crisis in American education / Wildcat -- Knowing and understanding / Deloria -- The schizophrenic nature of Western metaphysics / Wildcat -- Traditional technology / Deloria -- Technological homelessness / Wildcat -- Transitional education / Deloria -- Indigenizing politics and ethics: a realist theory / Wildcat -- Property and self-government as educational initiatives / Deloria -- Practical professional indigenous education / Wildcat -- Higher education and self-determination / Deloria -- The question of self-determination / Wildcat -- The perpetual education report / Deloria.
This collection of 16 essays is at once philosophic, practical, and visionary, examining the issues facing Native American students as they progress through schools, colleges, and on into professions. A concise reference for admin-istrators, educators, students, and community leaders involved with Indian education. Annotation. Formal Indian education in America stretches all the way from reservation preschools to prestigious urban universities. "Power and Place" examines the issues facing Native American students as they progress through schools, colleges, and on into professions. This collection of 16 essays is at once philosophic, practical, and visionary.
155591859X 9781555918590
992554 QBI
2001001721
Indians of North America--Education Education and state--United States Indian students--Government policy--United States