Laukaitis Community Self-Determination

American Indian Education in Chicago, 1952-2006
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4384-5770-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 282 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series, Tribal Worlds: Critical Studies in American Indian Nation Building

Examines the educational programs American Indians developed to preserve their cultural and ethnic identity, improve their livelihood, and serve the needs of their youth in Chicago.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Laukaitis, John J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Indigene Völker

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments

Introduction. American Indian Education as Community Self-Determination

1. Relocation and Urbanization: American Indians in Uptown Chicago

2. The Heart of the Community: The American Indian Center in Chicago

3. A Matter of Mission: St. Augustine’s Center for American Indians

4. The Promise of Empowerment: The Native American Committee

5. Bright Stars of Hope: Little Big Horn and O-Wai-Ya-Wa

6. Education for a Credentialed Leadership: NAES College

7. Education for Opportunity: Truman College and INAD

Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

John J. Laukaitis is Assistant Professor of Education at North Park University.