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a century of native intellectual activism for higher education
xiii, 247 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Without Destroying Ourselves is an intellectual history of Native activism seeking greater access to and control of higher education in the twentieth century.
Introduction: How can we change without destroying ourselves? -- By and for Indians : Henry Roe Cloud and early twentieth-century activism for Native-driven higher education -- A new spirit of leadership : carrying the threads of the cloud's vision -- Indian-controlled and Indian-centered : driving home the arguement for Native control in higher education -- An exercise in tribal sovereignty : the early years of the tribal-college era -- Embracing Pan-Indianism : off-reservation institutions and their place in ther tribal-college era -- Conclusion: Ideas have a way of living.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / Native American Studies