ANT 160: Cultural Diversity in the Modern World

Both a tribute to the unique experiences of individual Native Americans and a celebration of the values that draw American Indians together, All Indians Do Not Live in Teepees (or Casinos) explores contemporary Native life. Based on personal experience and grounded in journalism, this story begins with the repatriation of ancestral remains to the Pueblo peoples of New Mexico.

Special attention is paid to the concept of native identity and the question how native Americans can freely develop their traditional culture in a modern society that is becoming increasingly globalised. The crucial topics of the book are the analysis of the influence the modern and postmodern civilisation has on Indian cultures and describing processes and mechanisms through which the cultural heritage and ethnic identity of American Indians is preserved or gets lost. The book includes studies written on different topics offering plurality of research perspectives trying to contribute to a wider discussion concerning current issues such as tradition, modernity, ethnicity and cultural identity seen from the perspective of modern worlds.

The contributions to this volume not only tell the story of Native Americans' participation in the world of sports, but also how Native Americans have changed and enriched the sports world in the process.

This insightful collection of essays explores how identity is created and communicated through Native film-, video-, and art-making; what role these practices play in contemporary cultural revitalization; and how indigenous creators revisit media pasts and re-signify dominant discourses through their work.