Editorial Reviews
The New York Times Book Review, Bettina Drew
...a refreshingly forward-looking vision of contemporary Native America...
Book Description
How do Native Americans maintain their identity and culture in a hostile society, and to what end? Tontos Revenge is a passionate attempt by a leading Native American scholar to reassess the Indian world view and its importance to all Americans. His deeply felt essays project a vision of how Native Americans can recapture the power of their cultural legacies. "What we have witnessed over the last five hundred years," states Rennard Strickland, "is the domination of an ideologically superior world view (that of the Native Americans) by a technologically advanced but spiritually bankrupt civilization (that of the discoverers)." He proposes a reversal of this pattern, arguing that "values must prevail over technology," especially if people are to attain balance and peace with themselves and their surroundings. He delineates the enduring cultural heritage of Indians in essays on law, literature, history, art, film, and culture.
Tonto's Revenge: Reflections on American Indian Culture and Policy (Calvin P. Horn Lectures in Western History and Culture)
Tonto's Revenge: Reflections on American Indian Culture and Policy (Calvin P. Horn Lectures in Western History and Culture),Rennard Strickland,University of New Mexico Press,0826318223,Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies,History,Indians of North America,Legal status, laws, etc,Native American,Sociology
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