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Thoughts on the Preservation of Traditional Culture: An Interview with Joyce and Turner Bear
F. Kent Reilly III
Description: Hero, Hawk, and Open Hand: American Indian Art of the Ancient Midwest and South
Hero, Hawk, and Open Hand: American Indian Art of the Ancient Midwest and South
KENT REILLY:The 1940s and 1950s took a terrible toll on the cultural and linguistic survival of Native Americans throughout the United States. There were specific efforts by both state and federal agencies to suppress Indian identity. In particular, elementary school programs were structured so that Native American languages could not be spoken by students. What do you think the overall effect of that educational system has been in terms of Creek culture and of Native American culture in …
Author
F. Kent Reilly III
PublisherArt Institute of Chicago
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2004 by The Art Institute of Chicago
Related print edition pages: pp.183-189
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00064.018
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-14310
Chapter subject tags:Creek languageIndigenous peoples--North AmericaMississippian cultureIndigenous peoples--North America--Removal, 1813-1903Indigenous peoples--North America--History--20th century

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Thoughts on the Preservation of Traditional Culture: An Interview with Joyce and Turner Bear