Extinction or survival? : the remarkable story of the Tigua, an urban American Indian tribe / S.K. Adam

Author: Adam, S. K.
Published: Boulder : Paradigm Publishers, [2009]
Copyright Date: ©2009
Physical Description: iii, 219 pages : 1 map ; 24 cm

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Contents

Oral tradition, part one: diaspora and survival -- Oral tradition, part two: religion, identity, and cultural perserverance -- Legislating identity: law, discourse, and perceptions of Indianness -- State and federal recognition -- Speaking Rock Casino: the State of Texas versus the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo -- Concluding remarks -- Postscript: Speaking Rock Casino today.

Subject(s)

Tiwa Indians—Texas—El Paso—Ethnic identity
Tiwa Indians—Texas—El Paso—Government relations
Tiwa Indians—Cultural assimilation—Texas—El Paso
Federally recognized Indian tribes—Texas—El Paso
Gambling on Indian reservations—Texas—El Paso
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (El Paso, Tex.)—History
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (El Paso, Tex.)—Social life and customs

ISBN

9781594515941 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1594515948 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-212) and index.

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