Perspectives on the North American Indians 9780773595323

Table of contents :
Cover
Title
Copyright
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I: ACCULTURATION
1. The Acculturation of American Indians
2. Some Acculturative Trends Among the Eastern Canadian Eskimos
3. Diversity in White-Eskimo Leadership Interaction
4. The Flexibility of Eskimo Social Organization
5. Order and Freedom in Huron Society
6. Leadership Among the Indians of Eastern Subarctic Canada
7. Bad Friends
Part II : EDUCAT ION
8. Education Among American Indians: Individual and Cultural Aspects
9. In-Group Orientation and Self-Conceptions of Indian and Non-Indian Students in an Integrated School
10. Parental Behavior and Student Altitudes Towards High School Graduation Among Indian and Non-Indian Students in Oregon and Alberta
11. The Impact of Ethnicity and Occupational Background on the Aspirations of Canadian Youth
Part III: ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION
12. Minority Values and Economic Achievement: The Case of the North American Indian
13. Native Indians and the Trade Union Movement in British Columbia
14. Native Indians and the Fishing Industry of British Columbia
Part IV: SOCIAL PROBLEMS
15. Female Infanticide on the Arctic Coast
16. The Role of Alcohol Among North American Indian Tribes as Reported in the Jesuit Relations
17. Stresses of Change and Mental Health Among the Canadian Eskimos
18. Reservation Social Structure and Anomie; A Case Study
19. Continuity and Emergence in Indian Poverty Culture
Part V: THE URBAN EXPERIENCE
20. A "Rural" Indian Community in an Urban Setting
21. The Integration of Americans of Indian Descent
22. Reciprocal Exploitation in an Indian-White Community
23. Alternative Models for the Study of Urban Migration
24. Status and Identification Groupings Among Urban Indians
25. Value Congruence Among Indian and Non-Indian High School Students in Southern Alberta
Suggestions for Further Reading
Note on the Editor

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