Search for dissertations about: "Indian Americans"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Indian Americans.

  2. 1. To be or not to be American : Statehood and Peoplehood in Native American Self-identification during the Self-determination era

    Author : Ingela Sjögren; Bo Persson; Gunlög Fur; Rani-Henrik Andersson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Native Americans; Indigenous peoples; national identity; tribal identity; nationhood; peoplehood; world view; History; historia;

    Abstract : As colonized peoples Native Americans have had a complicated relationship to the United States. They have faced the question of whether they should demand tribal independence or embrace American citizenship. READ MORE

  4. 2. Reservation Preservation : Powwow Dance, Radio and the Inherent Dilemma of the Preservation Process

    Author : Bradley D Knopff; Sociologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social structures; Sociology; dilemma and invitation.; preservation; modern powwow dance; reserve; reservation; Métis; Lakota; Native North Americans; Ojibway; Cultural anthropology; ethnology; Sociala strukturer; Sociologi; Kulturantropologi; etnologi;

    Abstract : In this dissertation, I have studied Native North American reservations and why they still exist. My research was carried out with the Ojibway, Lakota and Métis peoples in the Midwestern region of the USA and Canada. READ MORE