Examines how Native Americans support the passage of regional laws, Congressional legislation, and public protests in order to recover cultural objects and human remains currently housed in museums and universities throughout the country. - (Baker & Taylor)
Examine an issue of paramount concern to the Native American community repatriation as it relates to sacred sites. This topic is explored in detail from both sides of the ongoing debate.
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Horn Book Guide Reviews
This series examines issues faced by Native Americans from the arrival of European settlers to the present. The authors use an abundance of historical and political data for documentation. However, the stilted writing, the textbook-style format, and excessively long paragraphs make the books dull and unappealing. Photos, drawings, and maps supplement the texts. Political contains a glossary. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. [Review covers these Contemporary Native American Issues titles: Social Life and Issues, Media Images and Representations, Scared Sites and Repatriation, and Political Issues.] Copyright 2006 Horn Book Guide Reviews.
School Library Journal Reviews
Gr 11 Up -Two well-written entries in a series that fills a long-standing gap in most collections. At least as appropriate for undergraduate university and community-college students as for serious high school students, these books deserve a far wider audience than they are likely to receive. Media Images , probably the more accessible and appealing of the two, examines the wide spectrum of information by and/or about American Indian cultures in film, television, journalism, and on the Internet, as well as high school, collegiate, and professional sports mascots. Although the focus is mainly on the familiar icons of the last 30 years, most readers will be surprised to discover the long history of Native American media stretching back to the 1800s. Less obvious in its teen appeal, Sacred Sites tackles the social and legal tensions surrounding the intersections of traditional culture, religion, property rights, and scientific research. Both authors do an excellent job of presenting their material in a clear and organized fashion, but the complexity of the issues themselves makes these books intense reading, particularly the latter. Although they may require some active promotion, these volumes could potentially rectify many persistent myths and misunderstandings for our next generation of leaders, activists, and well-informed citizens.-Sean George, Pearsontown Elementary School, Durham, NC
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