Life of the Indigenous Mind: Vine Deloria Jr. and the Birth of the Red Power Movement Martnez David
2019 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleIn Life of the Indigenous Mind David Martnez examines the early activism, life, and writings of Vine Deloria Jr. (1933-2005), the most influential Indigenous…
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2019 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleIn Life of the Indigenous Mind David Martnez examines the early activism, life, and writings of Vine Deloria Jr. (1933-2005), the most influential Indigenous activist and writer of the twentieth century and one of the intellectual architects of the Red Power movement. An experienced activist, administrator, and political analyst, Deloria was motivated to activism and writing by his work as executive director of the National Congress of American Indians, and he came to view discourse on tribal self-determination as the most important objective for making a viable future for tribes.In this work of both intellectual and activist history, Martnez assesses the early life and legacy of Deloria's "Red Power Tetralogy," his most powerful and polemical works: Custer Died for Your Sins (1969), We Talk, You Listen