Modern American Indian life is urban, rural, and everything in-between.
Lobo and Peters have compiled an unprecedented collection of innovative
scholarship, poetry, prose, and stunning art--from photography and
graffiti to rap and songs--that documents American Indian experiences of
urban life. A pervasive rural/urban dichotomy still shapes the popular
and scholarly perceptions of Native Americans, but this is a false
expression of a complex and constantly changing reality. When viewed
from the Native perspectives, our concepts of urbanity and approaches to
American Indian studies are necessarily transformed. Courses in Native
American studies, ethnic studies, anthropology, and urban studies must
be in step with contemporary Indian realities. This powerful combination
of pathbreaking scholarship and visual and literary arts will be enjoyed
by students, scholars, and a general audience.