home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- From: brock@ucsub.Colorado.EDU (Steve Brock)
- Subject: Review of Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian by Kline
- Date: 13 Apr 1995 01:15:35 GMT
-
- REFERENCE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN, 7TH EDITION, edited
- by Barry T. Klein. Todd Publications, 18 North Greenbush Rd., West
- Nyack, NY 10994, (800) 747-1056, (914) 358-6213 voice and FAX.
- Indexes. 679 pp., $125.00 cloth (0-915344-45-9), $49.50 paper (0-
- 915344-46-7).
-
- Reviewed by Steve Brock
-
- I gave the 6th edition a pretty scathing review last year,
- mentioning that the volume was notable in its attempt to be
- comprehensive, but also frustrating because so much information
- left out. The seventh edition is a much more complete effort,
- since several omissions that I noted in my review of the previous
- edition have been added.
- The "Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian" contains
- lists of information on the following subjects: reservations,
- tribal councils, government agencies, Indian schools, health
- services, associations, museums, monuments and parks, libraries,
- colleges, periodicals, arts and crafts shops, Canadian Indians,
- bibliographies (print and non-print), and biographies of
- approximately 2,500 Indians and non-Indians active in Indian
- affairs.
- For the 7th edition, Klein has added lists of Indian Education
- Programs in public schools, tribally-owned casinos and bingo halls,
- and Native american events such as powwows and dances.
- Though Klein's new edition is much improved, there are still
- several important people missing from the biographies, such as
- Richard and John Trudell, Emery Sekakwaptewa, Sam Gill, Wes Studi,
- Graham Greene, Susan Williams, Amado Pena, and Sam Deloria (his
- brother, Vine, is deservedly given almost a page). In subsequent
- editions, I would like to see a Native American "Year in Review,"
- documenting events important to Indian people. Klein has the right
- idea in mentioning the "New Federalism" movement in his
- introduction.
- As a result of the changes and additions, I can now say that
- the "Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian" is a much
- improved work, recommended for libraries, research institutions,
- and anyone looking for information on the 2,000,000 American
- Indians and Alaska Natives residing in the United States and
- Canada. Grade: B+.
-
-