Vine Deloria Libri

Spirit & Reason is a collection of the works of one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century—Vine Deloria, Jr. Author of such classics as Red Earth, White Lies, and God is Red , Deloria takes readers on a momentous journey through Indian country and beyond by exploring some of the most important issues of the past three decades. The essays gathered here are wide-ranging and essential and include representative pieces from some of Deloria's most influential books, some of his lesser-known articles, and ten new pieces written especially for Spirit & Reason .Tellingly, in the course of reviewing his body of work, Deloria found much that he had written in the past remained current and compelling because "people have not made much progress in resolving issues." Whether disputing theories of religion and science, examining the problems of modern education, or expounding on our understanding of the world, Deloria consistently urges readers toward an intimate connection with the world in which we live. For those familiar with Deloria's works as well as those discovering him for the first time, this essential anthology will teach, provoke, and enlighten in equal measure.

In this collection of interviews, Derrick Jensen discusses the destructive dominant culture with ten people who have devoted their lives to undermining it. Whether it is Carolyn Raffensperger and her radical approach to public health, or Thomas Berry on perceiving the sacred; be it Kathleen Dean Moore reminding us that our bodies are made of mountains, rivers, and sunlight; or Vine Deloria asserting that our dreams tell us more about the world than science ever can, the activists and philosophers interviewed in How Shall I Live My Life? each bravely present a few of the endless forms that resistance can and must take.

Focuses on John Collier's struggle with both the U.S. Congress and the Indian tribes to develop a New Deal for Indians fifty years ago.

An Indian spokesman calls for the federal government to reopen treaty-making procedures

Poco dopo la metà del secolo scorso, tra i monti e le colline del Dakota, il giovane Alce Nero vide salire i primi bianchi. Irrompevano in quei luoghi felici a cercare un inutile "metallo giallo, che adoravano e che li rendeva pazzi". In pochi anni il delicato equilibrio tra l'uomo, la natura e gli animali, sul quale era fondata la vita dei Sioux, fu distrutto per sempre. Nell'estate del 1931, per giorni e giorni, Alce Nero parlò a John Neihardt, appassionato rievocatore della storia del West. Con la naturale autorità degli antichi cantori epici il vecchio stregone narrò la sua vita e le vicende più tragiche della storia del suo popolo. In pagine memoriabili, intrise di sapienza antica, il mondo occidentale appare come una terra irreale e misteriosa, un incanto malvagio da cui fuggire.

Offers eleven essays on federal Indian policy.