Medicine bags and dog tags American Indian veterans from colonial times to the second Iraq War

Summary: As far back as colonial times, Native individuals and communities have fought alongside European and American soldiers against common enemies. Medicine Bags and Dog Tags is the story of these Native men and women whose military service has defended ancient homelands, perpetuated longstanding warrior traditions, and promoted tribal survival and sovereignty.

Record details

ISBN: 080321085X (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780803210851 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0803216297 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780803216297 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (287 p.)
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Publisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:jan.13 Multi-User CatBulkString:jan.03.13 OldControl:muse9780803216297 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-274) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	"Let's see some of that Apache know-how" : depictions of Native veterans in fiction -- "They kill Indians mostly, don't they?" : Rogers' Rangers and the adoption of Indian tactics -- Before a Native veteran tradition can begin : the case of Mexico -- Thunderbird warriors, injuneers, and the USNs Red Cloud : Native and pseudo-Indian images and names in the military -- The super scout image : using a stereotype to help Native traditions revive -- "Savages again" : World War II -- The half-hidden spirit guide totemic mark : Korea -- An American ka in Indian country : Vietnam -- Bringing the war home : the American Indian movement, Wounded Knee II, counterinsurgency, and a new direction for warrior societies -- "Fighting terrorism since 1492" : the Gulf War, the war in Afghanistan, and the second Iraq War -- "A woman warrior, just like Lozen" : the meaning of the life of Lori Piestewa to Natives and non-natives.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Restrictions unspecified
Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
System Details Note:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
Action Note:	digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.