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Medicine bags and dog tags : American Indian veterans from colonial times to the second Iraq War / Al Carroll

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Carroll, Al.
Published
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2008]
Copyright Date
©2008
Physical Description
1 online resource (287 pages)
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Language Note
English.
Contents
"Let's see some of that Apache know-how" : depictions of Native veterans in fiction -- "They kill Indians mostly, don't they?" : Rogers' Rangers and the adoption of Indian tactics -- Before a Native veteran tradition can begin : the case of Mexico -- Thunderbird warriors, injuneers, and the USNs Red Cloud : Native and pseudo-Indian images and names in the military -- The super scout image : using a stereotype to help Native traditions revive -- "Savages again" : World War II -- The half-hidden spirit guide totemic mark : Korea -- An American ka in Indian country : Vietnam -- Bringing the war home : the American Indian movement, Wounded Knee II, counterinsurgency, and a new direction for warrior societies -- "Fighting terrorism since 1492" : the Gulf War, the war in Afghanistan, and the second Iraq War -- "A woman warrior, just like Lozen" : the meaning of the life of Lori Piestewa to Natives and non-natives.
Summary
As far back as colonial times, Native individuals and communities have fought alongside European and American soldiers against common enemies. Medicine Bags and Dog Tags is the story of these Native men and women whose military service has defended ancient homelands, perpetuated longstanding warrior traditions, and promoted tribal survival and sovereignty.
Report Numbers
U5002 T247 -2008
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ISBN
9780803216297 (electronic bk.)
0803216297 (electronic bk.)
9786611241421
6611241426
1281241423
9781281241429
9780803210851 (cloth ; alk. paper)
080321085X (cloth ; alk. paper)
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-274) and index.
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