American Indians and Popular Culture [2 volumes]: [2 volumes]

By: Elizabeth DeLaney Hoffman and Robert Baird and Larry E. Burgess and Grace Chaillier and Dean Chavers and Cynthia-Lou Coleman and Wade Davies and Kathleen M. German and Angelica Lawson and Stephanie A. L. Molholt and Danielle Newton and John Peacock and Selene G. Phillips and Urszula Piasta and Jon Reyhner and James A. Sandos and Richard Sax and Michael Snyder’s and Ellen J. Staurowsky and Susan Tavernetti and Nancy Van Leuven and Ron Welburn and Richard M. Wheelock and Frederick White and Jeane Breinig and Laura Browder and Shirley Brozzo and Karen Coody Cooper and Michael Leonard Cox and Chelleye L. Crow and Oliver De La Paz and John K. Donaldson and Chris Goertzen and Tammy Greer and Michael Greyeyes and Ted Jojola and Paul Manoguerra and Carter Jones Meyer and Lara Narcisi and John Lloyd Purdy and Dean Rader and Ami M. Regier and Blanca Schorcht and Kathryn Shanley and Conrad Shumaker and James Thomas Stevens and Scott Manning Stevens and David Walsh

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Synopsis: Americans are still fascinated by the romantic notion of the "noble savage," yet know little about the real Native peoples of North America. This two-volume work seeks to remedy that by examining stereotypes and celebrating the true cultures of American Indians today.The two-volume American Indians and Popular Culture seeks to help readers understand American Indians by analyzing their relationships with the popular culture of the United States and Canada. Volume 1 covers media, sports, and politics, while Volume 2 covers literature, arts, and resistance. Both volumes focus on stereotypes, detailing how they were created and why they are still allowed to exist.In defining popular culture broadly to include subjects such as print advertising, politics, and science as well as literature, film, and the arts, this work offers a comprehensive guide to the important issues facing Native peoples today. Analyses draw from many disciplines and include many voices, ranging from surveys of movies and discussions of Native authors to first-person accounts from Native perspectives. Among the more intriguing subjects are the casinos that have changed the economic landscape for the tribes involved, the controversy surrounding museum treatments of American Indians, and the methods by which American Indians have fought back against pervasive ethnic stereotyping.