Without reservation : Benjamin Reifel and American Indian acculturation /

Benjamin "Ben" Reifel (1906-1990) is the first person of Lakota descent to serve in Congress. A member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, he worked toward American Indian acculturation, while maintaining traditions. In examining Reifel, author Sean J. Flynn highlights a little-kno...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Flynn, Sean J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Pierre : South Dakota Historical Society Press, [2018]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: an Indian American story
  • 1. A very unusual young man
  • 2. Agent of the Indian New Deal
  • 3. Responsibilities of weight and importance
  • 4. This is the white man's world
  • 5. They'll never vote for an Indian
  • 6. Congressman Reifel
  • 7. No man more familiar with Indian problems
  • 8. The best of both cultures.