Review of Anthology of New Perspectives edited by John R. Wunder and Kurt E. Kinbacher

• Main Author: Kidwell, Clara Sue
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2010
• Subjects: American Studies; Cultural History; History; United States History; Indian; Metis
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/greatplainsquarterly/2589; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/greatplainsquarterly/article/3584/viewcontent/Kidwell.pdf

This book grew out of the ninth biennial Maple Leaf and Eagle Conference on North American Studies hosted by the Renvall Institute at the University of Helsinki in 2002. It thus includes significant coverage of Canadian as well as American Indian history and several comparative studies of Canadian and American tribes. It is also wide ranging in terms of disciplines, including historical, anthropological, and literary studies. Of the volume's seventeen articles, nine are authored by scholars either trained in or currently teaching at Finnish and Canadian institutions, thereby contributing an international flavor to the collection. The complexities of Metis identity and legal status appear in both historical and contemporary contexts. Hopi views of the Internet sit next to Miccosukee attitudes toward casino gaming in the Florida Everglades.