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This is the most often quoted section of the book. Deloria noted that humor was a critical aspect of social control in tribal relationships, as an alternate means of pointing out flaws and errors without a direct confrontation that would affect the dignity of the accused. He also noted that humor was
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Deloria pointed out numerous beliefs and attitudes that affect Native
American-White relations. He noted that many whites claim Indian ancestry, usually by a grandmother who was an Indian Princess and wryly noted that tribes were evidently entirely female for the first 300 years of white occupation.
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Deloria noted the similarities of the oppression of both Native
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While noting that U.S. Presidents continually stressed the need to meet its treaty obligations with foreign powers, they have had over 400 treaties with Native
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Deloria recommended that Native
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The book consists of eleven essays and is critical of aid organizations, churches, and the US government, for their efforts to "help" Native
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long-term exhibit "Our Lives: Contemporary Life and
Identities". The book caused anthropologists to rethink how they approached their studies of Native American tribes. It remains one of the most significant non-fiction books written by a Native American.
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inclusion into white society. Deloria believed that this was due to the white desire to appropriate and exploit Native
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hearings. He stated that "behind each policy and program with which Indians are plagued, if traced completely back to its origin, stands the anthropologist."
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was gaining increased attention across the United States. Due to its importance in the Red Power movement, an original copy of the book was displayed in the
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