Re-creating the circle : the renewal of American Indian self-determination

Harris, LaDonna, (editor.). Sachs, Stephen M., 1938- (editor.). Morris, Barbara, 1959- (editor.).

Record details

ISBN: 9780826350572 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 0826350577 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780826350596 (electronic)
ISBN: 0826350593 (electronic)
Physical Description: print
xiv, 513 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE Harmony of the Circle and the Impact of Colonialism -- ch. One Harmony of the Circle: American Indian Traditions and Their Relevance for the Twenty-First Century -- 1. Traditional American Indian Politics, Society, and Culture -- 2. Contemporary Lessons from American Indian Traditional Politics -- Notes -- ch. Two Circle Under Siege: The Impact of Colonialism on American Indian Communities -- 1. Introduction: The Harmony of the Circle -- 2. Fracturing of the Circle: The Legacy of Physical and Cultural Genocide -- 3. Long Path to Re-creating the Circle -- 4. What Must Be Healed to Re-create the Circle -- Notes -- pt. TWO Re-creating the Circle -- ch. Three Honoring Indian Nations' Sovereignty: Building Government-to-Government Relations Between Tribal Governments and Federal, State, and Local Governments -- 1. Re-creating the Circle of Tribal-Federal Government Relations -- 2. Completing the Circle of Tribal-State and Local Government Relations -- Acknolwedgments -- Notes -- ch. Four Returning to Harmony Through the Wisdom of the People: Applying Traditional Principles to Develop Appropriate and Effective Indian Tribal Governance -- 1. Returning Indian Nations to Culturally Appropriate Forms of Decision Making -- 2. Completing the Circle in Resolving and Transforming Disputes: Indigenizing Legal Codes and Judicial Processes -- 3. Conclusion: Successful Governance and Peacemaking Requires Inclusive Participation -- Notes -- ch. Five Rebuilding the Circle: Reestablishing Appropriate Means for Overcoming the Economic, Educational, Psychological, and Social Problems of Physical and Cultural Genocide -- 1. Nurturing the Circle: American Indian Nation Sovereignty and Economic Development -- 2. Spiral of Renewal: Appropriate Indian Education -- 3. Re-creating the Circle: Healing the Wounds and Returning to Harmony: Healing Historical Trauma and Grief: Transforming the Wound to Medicine -- Notes -- pt. THREE Completing the Circle Through Appropriate Leadership and Collaboration and an Overview of the Re-creation Process -- ch. Six Working in the Circle: Appropriate Leadership, Collaboration, and Consulting to Apply Traditional Values Appropriately for the Twenty-First Century -- 1. Returning to Traditional Leadership in Indian Nations: The Example of LaDonna Harris -- 2. Facilitators and Resource Persons for the People: Consulting with Indian Nations as Collaborators -- 3. Completing the Re-creation of the Circle: An Overview of the Process -- Notes.