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Author:

Adam, S. K.

Title:

Extinction or survival? : the remarkable story of the Tigua, an urban American Indian tribe / S.K. Adam.

Publisher:

Paradigm Publishers,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

iii, 219 p. : 1 map ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Tiwa Indians--El Paso--El Paso--Ethnic identity.
Tiwa Indians--El Paso--El Paso--Government relations.
Tiwa Indians--Cultural assimilation--El Paso.--El Paso.
Federally recognized Indian tribes--El Paso.--El Paso.
Gambling on Indian reservations--El Paso.--El Paso.
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (El Paso, Tex.)--History.
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (El Paso, Tex.)--Social life and customs.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-212) and index.

Contents:

Oral tradition, part one: diaspora and survival -- Oral tradition, part two: religion, identity, and cultural perserverance -- Legislating identity: law, discourse, and perceptions of Indianness -- State and federal recognition -- Speaking Rock Casino: the State of Texas versus the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo -- Concluding remarks -- Postscript: Speaking Rock Casino today.

ISBN:

1594515948 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781594515941 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2008039243

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)