Peoples and nations : following in the footsteps of the ancestors: Hearing the song / William Stafford ; Introduction ; Dedication : on the passing of Vine Deloria, Jr. / Bruce E. Johansen ; The rise and fall of Native American studies in the United States / Duane Champagne ; Map Of North American tribes

Map Of South American tribes ; Indigenous identity : what is it, and who really has it? / Hilary N. Weaver ; Peoplehood matrix / Tom Holm ; First nations : indigenous peoples of Canada / Steve Talbot ; Map of Nunavut and basic facts / Carl Waldman

Native peoples of Mexico / R. David Edmunds ; Native American demographics : United States, 2008 ; The U.S. census as "statistical genocide" / Susan Lobo

The hidden heritage: The hidden heritage / Joy Harjo ; Introduction ; Black bears / William Oandasan ; Mis Misa : the power within Akoo-Yet that protects the world / Darryl Babe Wilson ; The beginning was mist / Luci Tapahonso ; Perceptions of America's native democracies / Donald A. Grinde, Jr. and Bruce E. Johansen ; Origins of Iroquois political thought / John Mohawk ; Latin America's indigenous peoples : changing identities and forms of resistance / Michael Kearney and Stefano Varese ; Mexico : the crisis of identity / Alexander Ewen ; Jim Thorpe : that championship season / Jim Adams ; Just speak your language : Hena'haanehe / Richard Littlebear

The American Indian story (history): Without reservation (WOR), was he a fool? ; Introduction ; Five hundred years of injustice : the legacy of fifteenth century religious prejudice / Steven Newcomb ; A history of Federal Indian policy / David E. Wilkins ; The Black Hills : the sacred land of the Lakota and Tsistsistas / Mario Gonzalez ; The rediscovery of Hawaiian sovereignty / Poka Laenui ; The border crossed us : border crossing issues of the indigenous peoples of the Americas / Eileen M. Luna-Firebaugh ; Genocide of California Indians / Steve Talbot ; Toypurina : a leader of her people ; The crime of genocide : a United Nations convention aimed at preventing destruction of groups and at punishing those responsible / Rupert Costo and Jeannette Henry Costo ; Maps : European colonial impact on native lands : 1682 and 1783

"The only good Indian . . ." : racism, stereotypes, and discrimination: Incantation to dispel new age dogma / Parris Butler ; Introduction ; The Pocahontas perplex : the image of Indian women in American culture / Rayna Green. Punishing institutions : the story of Catherine (Cedar Woman) / Luana Ross ; Indian-named mascots : an assault on self-esteem / Tim Giago ; We're imitating the enemy / Shannon Prince ; Native American women and coerced sterilization : on the trails of tears in the 1970s / Sally J. Torpy ; Maze of injustice : the failure to protect indigenous women from sexual violence in the USA / Amnesty International ; Protecting Native American human remains, burial grounds, and sacred places / James Riding In, Cal Seciwa, Suzan Harjo, and Walter Echo-Hawk ; New Indians, old wars / Elizabeth Cook-Lynn ; Free Leonard Peltier / Steve Talbot

Native representations : media and the arts: Introduction ; Creating a visual history : a question of ownership / Theresa Harlan ; One more smile for a Hopi clown / Emory Sekaquaptewa ; But is it American Indian art? / Traci L. Morris ; The National Museum of the American Indian / Traci L. Morris ; Wiping the warpaint off the lens : Native American film and video / Beverly R. Singer ; Gone with the wind : a decade after smoke signals, success remains elusive for Native American filmmakers / Mathew Fleischer

Community wellness : family, health, and education: Indian education blues / Ed Edmo ; Introduction ; Asgaya-Dihi / Wilma Mankiller and Michael Wallis ; Traveling traditions / Deanna Kingston ; Lakota warrior / Frances Washburn ; American Indian and Alaska native health / Jennie R. Joe ; The epidemiology of alcohol abuse among American Indians : the mythical and real properties / Philip A. May ; Delfina Cuero : her autobiography / Florence Connolly Shipek ; Perspectives on traditional health practices / Larry Murillo ; Restoring native foods for health and community well-being / Susan Lobo ; Squash under the bed / Ofelia Zepeda ; My new year's resolution : no more fat "Indian" food / Suzan Shown Harjo ; "If we get the girls, we get the race" : missionary education of Native American girls / Carol Devens ; Reservation schools fail to assimilate all students / Tim Giago ; Protagonism emergent : Indians and higher education / Jeffrey Wollock

The sacred : spirituality and sacred geography: Introduction ; Missionaries / Floyd Red Crow Westerman and Jimmy Curtiss ; Recovering the sacred : the power of naming and claiming / Winona LaDuke ; Pulling down the clouds / Ofelia Zepeda ; Alone on the hilltop / John (Fire) Lame Deer and Richard Erdoes ; My world is a gift of my teachers / Frank R. Lapena ; Who owns our past? The repatriation of Native American human remains and cultural objects / Russell Thornton ; Indians are not specimens, Indians are people ; Battling for souls : organizing the return of the sacred textiles to the community of Coroma, Bolivia / Victoria Bomberry ; American Indian religious freedom act after twenty-five years / Suzan Shown Harjo

Native sovereignty : self-governance, culture, and sustainable development: It was that Indian / Simon J. Ortiz ; Introduction ; Remaking the tools of governance : colonial legacies, indigenous solutions / Stephen Cornell;- First Nations Development Institute ; The Chickasaw Nation : an example of nation building ; Indian gaming in the states : dispelling myths and highlighting advantages / Sia Davis and Jane Feustel ; ¡Evo presidente! / Victoria Bomberry ; Lovely hula hands : corporate tourism and the prostitution of Hawaiian culture / Haunani-Kay Trask ; Indigenous environmental perspectives : a North American primer / Winona LaDuke ; Native environmental hero : Jesus Leon Santos / Rick Kearns ; Alaska natives struggle for subsistence rights / Steve Talbot ; The Cobell lawsuit

Urbanism : ancient and contemporary: Introduction ; Growin' up on the rez / W.O.R. ; The urban tradition among Native Americans / Jack D. Forbes ; Reflections of Alcatraz / Lanada Boyer ; Is urban a person or a place? Characteristics of urban Indian country / Susan Lobo ; American Indian community history collection / Susan Lobo ; Downtown Oklahoma City, 1952 / Victoria Bomberry ; Ruby's welfare / Esther Belin ; Telling the Indian urban : representations in American Indian fiction / Carol Miller ; Women's class strategies as activism in native community building in Toronto, 1950-1975 / Heather Howard Bobiwash

Indigenous rights : struggle and revitalization: Indianismo! / Tom Lablanc ; Introduction ; Directions in people's movements / John Mohawk ; Declaration of the rights of indigenous peoples ; Resolution in support of the UN declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples / National Congress of American Indians ; Visions in Geneva : the dream of the earth / Jose Barreiro ; Hawaiian language schools / Leanne Hinton ; Call to consciousness on the fate of Mother Earth : global warming and climate change / Jose Barreiro ; Eroding Alaska town sues 24 oil and energy companies for destruction caused by global warming / NARF Legal Review ; Closing address / Phillip Deere

Appendix A: Native American links to Internet resources

Appendix B: Native American studies programs in the United States and Canada

Appendix C: American Indian higher education consortium : tribal colleges.