{"product_id":"public-native-america-tribal-self-representations-in-museums-powwows-and-casinos-paperback-softback-9780813538655","title":"Public Native America; Tribal Self-Representations in Museums, Powwows, and Casinos (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813538655","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePublic Native America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTribal Self-Representations in Museums, Powwows, and Casinos\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMary Lawlor (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813538655\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 June 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e254 pages, 10 halftones\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.397 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003ePublic Native America\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich, thoughtful, and compelling book [that] joins a growing body of interdisciplinary, theoretically informed work to make sense of how and why Indians and Indian tribes labor to affect how they are acknowledged and understood in a variety of ways and with myriad outcomes in mind.\u003c\/div\u003e (Cultural Critique)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The Native American casino and gaming industry has attracted unprecedented American public attention to life on reservations. Other tribal public venues, such as museums and powwows, have also gained in popularity among non-Native audiences and become sites of education and performance. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003ePublic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNative America, \u003c\/i\u003eMary Lawlor explores the process of tribal self-definition that the communities in her study make available to off-reservation audiences. Focusing on architectural and interior designs as well as performance styles, she reveals how a complex and often surprising cultural dynamic is created when Native Americans create lavish displays for the public’s participation and consumption. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  Drawing on postcolonial and cultural studies, Lawlor argues that these venues serve as a stage where indigenous communities play out delicate negotiations-on the one hand retaining traditional beliefs and rituals, while on the other, using what they have learned about U.S. politics, corporate culture, tourism, and public relations to advance their economic positions. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Identity in Mashantucket\u003cbr\u003e 2. Displaying Loss at Navajoland\u003cbr\u003e 3. Wind River Lessons\u003cbr\u003e 4. Keeping History at Acoma Pueblo\u003cbr\u003e 5. Indigenous Internationalism: Native Rights and the United Nations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559285190936,"sku":"9780813538655","price":26.47,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/public-native-america-tribal-self-representations-in-museums-powwows-and-casinos-paperback-softback-9780813538655","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}