World of Indigenous North America

Robert Warrior is Director of American Indian Studies and Native American House, and Professor of English at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The scale and breadth of this collection make it a landmark in the development of indigenous studies. The volume bursts with ideas and insights that challenge disciplinary and cultural preconceptions, while opening an array of new pathways for research and debate. Together, these authors teach us the immense potential and complex meanings embedded in the term "Indigeneity" and call us to think anew about the people it describes. —Frederick E. Hoxie, author of This Indian Country: American Indian Political Activists and the Place They Made A wide-ranging selection and impressive reflection of the kind of work that has transformed Indigenous Studies in recent years—by many of the scholars who have brought about that transformation.—Colin G. Calloway, author of Pen and Ink Witchcraft: Treaties and Treaty Making in American Indian HistoryReaders will value this volume for its authoritative voices, the breadth of its geographic sweep, but especially for conveying what editor Robert Warrior calls "an indigenous presence and persistence."—Paul V. Kroskrity, Chair, American Indian Studies, University of California, Los AngelesWe are in the midst of revolutionary development for Native American and Indigenous studies. Skillfully guided by Robert Warrior and featuring a range of important voices, The World of Indigenous North America will help lead the way in this exciting and productive efflorescence across disciplines.—Chadwick Allen, 2013-14 President of the Native American and Indigenous Studies AssociationCapacious in scope, steeped in analytical rigor, and carefully woven together with an expert editorial hand, this collection of wide-ranging essays brings together some of the most exciting scholarship in the field of Indigenous Studies. At once accessible and challenging, this volume is a must read for scholars, students, and lay readers alike.—Daniel M. Cobb, author of Native Activism in Cold War America: The Struggle for SoverigntyWarrior, a highly respected Native scholar and writer, has gathered a “broadly imagined portrait” of Indigenous studies. This collected volume outlines some of the most important intellectual and material concerns driving current scholarship and emerging from tribal communities...Summing Up: Essential. All levels/libraries. -N. B. Barnd, Oregon State University, CHOICE Review

• IntroductionSection 1: PreludesChapter 1: Cahokia and the Earthworks of North AmericaChapter 2: The Mayan UniverseChapter 3: AnasaziChapter 4: Indigenous AlaskaChapter 5: MexicoSection 2: GeographiesChapter 6: YoememChapter 7: Native ArchitectureChapter 8: RemovalChapter 9: Urban LandscapesSection 3: Survival and PersistenceChapter 10: Revitalized LanguagesChapter 11: Indigenous ScientistsChapter 12: Recognition and RebuildingChapter 13: WhalingSection 4: AestheticsChapter 14: Music from Screech Songs to Hip HopChapter 15: FilmChapter 16: WritingChapter 17: The History of Books in the Indigenous AmericasChapter 18: DramaSection 5: InstitutionsChapter 19: Government and GovernanceChapter 20: Courts, Police, and the LawChapter 21: EducationChapter 22: HealthSection 6: An Indigenous World?Chapter 23: South AmericaChapter 24: Hawai'iChapter 25: PacificChatper 26: MaoriChapter 27: AustraliaSection 7: A Complex, Modern WorldChapter 28. SexualitiesChapter 29: GenderChapter 30: Afro-Native RealitiesChapter 31: Chicano IndigeneityChapter 32: Disability in the Indigenous Americas