Our Elders Lived It: American Indian Identity in the City.by Jackson New<|

Our Elders Lived ItAmerican Indian Identity in the City\nAuthor(s): Deborah Davis Jackson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cornell University Press, United States\nImprint: Northern Illinois University Press\nISBN-13: 9780875802817, 978-0875802817\nSynopsis\nMore than half of all Native Americans live in cities, yet urban indians have not received the same attention as \""traditional\"" indians who dwell on reservations. This groundbreaking anthropological investigation shatters stereotypes of what it means to be an ndian in America, arguing that the transition to an urban lifestyle requires a reshaping and reconceptualizing of self-identity. \n One of the most pressing concerns facing urban Native Americans today is the question of what constitutes a legitimate claim to Native identity. The importance of identity emerges in such practical matters as participation in tribal functions, entitlement to community aid, and political representation. The appropriation of indian symbols and lifew.