... communities served. They begin with an analysis of the role of police and police-community relations. A section on police and rebellion covers incidents from the colonial period to the 1992 LA riots. Finally, a section on marginalized police officers discusses the experiences of Native American, African American, and women police officers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com ... communities served. They begin with an analysis of the role of police and police-community relations. A section on police and rebellion covers incidents from the colonial period to the 1992...

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... the Northwestern United States, the traditional use of natural hallucinogenic plants for Native rituals extends far beyond a single tribe or region and includes more than one variety of plant. Weston La Barre, a James B. Duke Professor of Anthropology Emeritus in Duke University who researched peyote usage by Native Americans from the 1930's through the 1980's, covers the use of the peyote cactus ... States Southwest and further south into Mexico in his book entitled The Peyote Cult. The exact drug used in Alexie's story is not labeled but is probably from a similar substance. La Barre ...

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... harmful policies that have contributed to the detriment of American Indians. Locally, in a school district not too far from the university here in La Crosse, there is a case in point. In an article that was published in the La Crosse Tribune on Saturday, November 1, reporters Matt Johnson and Tim Hundt reported about a school play that is currently being protested in the Viroqua ... School District, in Viroqua, Wisconsin. The play that is being protested by members of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse's Native American Student Association, titled "Little Mary Sunshine- was scheduled...

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... out The Mackinaw Company (also referred to as the Michilimackinac Company (Pratt 249)), and proceeded to do business in the Straits of Mackinac area, most notably with a woman named Madam La Fromboise, who ran a good deal of the Mackinac business, and is seen as the first woman pioneer in the Michigan fur trading industry. Astor saw the state of Michigan as ... fishing industry that still thrives today. Astor started many minor fisheries such as those at Whitefish Point, Keweenaw Point and Grand Island. The center of the fishing industry was in La Pointe in the Apostle Islands; however,...

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... for the children and elderly. Not only is, "Indian gaming dramatically improving the lives of thousands of Arizona Indians,"" but also the benefits are extending to the non-Indian communities (La Sarte 1). "When [an Indian] person gets money [generated from a casino], he goes out and spends it at some business. The business owner then uses it to buy more things to ... state and the Native tribes (Norell 1). Also, a project is in development where tribes with casinos will be able to financially help those who do not. Not only that but David La Sarte predicted that as the tribes start new...

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... and no fighting". "The French offered to furnish us with instruments of every kind and sharp knives to take the skins of their enemies heads." (Axtell, 451) In 1879, Susette La Flesche, describe in the article as "a spirited daughter of a famous Omaha family", responded to a newspaper reporter statement of Indian barbarity during war. She countered with, "Don't you know that the ... ...

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