Science and Native American communities : legacies of pain, visions of promise

Record details

ISBN: 080327615X (pbk.)
ISBN: 0803225954 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780803276154 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780803225954 (cloth : alk. paper)
Physical Description: x, 173 p. ; 24 cm.
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Publisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2001.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Fires Need Fuel: Merging Science Education with American Indian Community Needs / Keith James -- 2. Education and American Indian Communities: A History of Pain, a Future of Promise? / Keith James -- 3. Indigenous Consciousness, Education, and Science: Issues of Perception and Language / Cornel Pewewardy -- 4. A Personal Journey into Science, Feminist Science, and Aboriginal Science / Lillian Dyck -- 5. How to Get What Indian Communities Need from Science / Clifton Poodry -- 6. The Native American Honor Society: Challenging Indian Students to Achieve / Frank Dukepoo -- 7. Culture: The Spirit Beneath the Surface / Keith James -- 8. Tradition and Education: The World Made Seamless Again / Oscar Kawageley -- 9. Rebuilding Languages to Revitalize Communities and Cultures / Ofelia Zepeda -- 10. Trodding the Circle from Indian Community to University Research and Back / Gilbert John -- 11. Building Futures Together / Keith James -- 12. Education as a Tool for American Indian Community Development: Needs and Strategies / James Lujan -- 13. Managing Tribal Assets: Developing Long-Term Strategic Plans / Dean Howard Smith and Joseph S. Anderson -- 14. On the Front Lines of Indian Health: Practical and Political Issues in Providing Community Health Care / Gerri Shangreaux -- 15. Innovative Strategies for Promoting Development in Indian Communities / Ron Jamieson -- 16. Sons of the Sun, Daughters of the Earth / Keith James -- 17. Water and Water Quality Issues in and for American Indian Communities / Freda Porter-Locklear -- 18. Land, People, and Culture: Using Geographic Information Systems to Build Community Capacity / Jhon Goes in Center -- 19. The Three Sisters: Care for the Land and the People / Jane Mt. Pleasant -- 20. Science and Self-Governance: Power, Practice, and Politics / Keith James -- 21. Rebuilding Tradition to Create Workable Modern Systems and Practices for Indian Communities / Reggie Crowshoe -- 22. The Value of Scientific and Engineering Training for Indian Communities / George Thomas -- 23. Land, Science, and Indigenous Science: Tales from a Modern Treaty Negotiation Process / Cliff Atleo -- 24. Conclusions: Closing the Circuit / Keith James.