Andrew J. Jolivétte, Paula Gunn Allen

Louisiana Creoles

Cultural Recovery and Mixed-Race Native American Identity

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Produktbeschreibung

Louisiana Creoles examines the recent efforts of the Louisiana Creole Heritage Center to document and preserve the distinct ethnic heritage of this unique American population. Dr. Andrew JolivZtte uses sociological inquiry to analyze the factors that influence ethnic and racial identity formation and community construction among Creoles of Color living in and out of the state of Louisiana.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 220g
• ISBN-13: 9780739118979
• ISBN-10: 0739118978
• Artikelnr.: 23134377

Autorenporträt

Andrew JolivZtte is assistant professor in the American Indian studies department at San Francisco State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Introduction: Who Is White? Chapter 3 The
Reconfiguring of Creole-Indian Identity in Louisiana: Situating the Other
in Social Discourse Chapter 4 Including Native Identity in the Creole of
Color Movement: Ethnic Renewal and Cultural Revival within a Black-Indian
Population Chapter 5 Migratory Movement: The Politics of Ethnic Community
(Re)Construction Among Creoles of Color, 1920-1940 Chapter 6 Examining the
Regional and Multi-Generational Context of Creole and American Indian
Identity Chapter 7 Conclusion: (Re)Imagining and (Re)Writing Racial
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