American Indians in a Modern World

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American Indians in a Modern World examines the persistence of American Indian culture in a world of explicit antagonism and rapid modernization. Surveying the many facets of Indian life| from tribal ceremonies to Indian humor and gaming tables| Donald L. Fixico shows how Indian nations have survived threats to their culture and their very existence by relying on a flexible mix of traditional and modern values| enabling them to adapt to a world of airplanes| cities| and the Internet. Fixico looks deeply at Indian culture in its inescapable confrontation with the modern world: the formation of tribal governments in the 1930s| the service of thousands of Indians in World War II| the development of activist movements| the evolution of Indian artistic traditions| and efforts to balance traditional and modern education. American Indians have survived and often thrived in a rapidly changing world| he observes| because of their cultural resilience.