The Magic Children
Racial Identity at the End of the Age of Race
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
| Author: | Roger Echo-Hawk | ISBN: | 9781315417998 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | May 23, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Roger Echo-Hawk |
| ISBN: | 9781315417998 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | May 23, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
One day at the end of the twentieth century, Roger Echo-Hawk decided to give up being an Indian. After becoming an American Indian historian, he started to question our widespread reliance on a concept of race that the academy had long-since discredited, and embarked on a personal and professional journey to giving up race himself. This passionate book offers a powerful meditation on racialism and a manifesto for creating a world without it. Echo-Hawk examines personal identity, social movements, and policy—NAGPRA, Indian law, Red Pride, indigenous archaeology—showing how they rely on race and how they should move beyond it.
One day at the end of the twentieth century, Roger Echo-Hawk decided to give up being an Indian. After becoming an American Indian historian, he started to question our widespread reliance on a concept of race that the academy had long-since discredited, and embarked on a personal and professional journey to giving up race himself. This passionate book offers a powerful meditation on racialism and a manifesto for creating a world without it. Echo-Hawk examines personal identity, social movements, and policy—NAGPRA, Indian law, Red Pride, indigenous archaeology—showing how they rely on race and how they should move beyond it.
