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Without Reservation
Sean J. Flynn
其他書名
Benjamin Reifel and American Indian Acculturation
出版South Dakota Historical Society Press, 2018
主題Biography & Autobiography / HistoricalBiography & Autobiography / PoliticalBiography & Autobiography / Social ActivistsHistory / Indigenous Peoples in the AmericasHistory / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)Social Science / Indigenous Studies
ISBN19418131439781941813140
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=brtlugEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋As the first Lakota to serve in the United States Congress, Benjamin (Ben) Reifel (1906-1990) made a career of straddling two distinct cultures. A bilingual member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, Reifel often found his ideas challenged by American Indian activists. He advocated for his people to become self-reliant citizens, not by abandoning traditional values, but through education and integration. Throughout his earlier career with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and in Congress during the 1960s, Reifel worked to bring economic success to the reservations and to South Dakota as a whole, dividing his time between agriculture policy and Indian affairs. A moderate-conservative Republican, he quickly rose to prominence on the House Appropriations Committee. Sean J. Flynn offers an alternative to depictions of American Indians as victims of eighteenth- and nineteenth century conquest, showcasing the life of a man who prospered in the American mainstream without forsaking his racial identity.