{"product_id":"first-person-first-peoples-andrew-garrod-9780801433832","title":"First Person, First Peoples","description":"\u003cp\u003eNative American students entering college often experience a dramatic confrontation of cultures. As one of the writers in this remarkable collective memoir remarks, \"When I was a child, I was taught certain things: don't stand up to your elders; don't question authority; life is precious; the earth is precious; take it slowly; enjoy it. And then you go to college and you learn all these other things that never fit.\" Making things fit, finding that elusive balance between tribal values and the demands of campus life is a recurring theme in this landmark collection of personal essays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNavajo or Choctaw, Tlingit or Sioux, each of the essayists (all graduates of Dartmouth College) gives a heartfelt account of struggle and adjustment. The result is a compelling portrait of the anguish Native American students feel justifying the existence of their own cultures not only to other students but also throughout the predominantly white institutions they have joined. Among the contributors are a tribal court judge and a professional baseball player, the first Navajo woman surgeon, and the former executive director of a Native American preparatory school. Their memories and insights are unparalleled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew C. Garrod, Colleen Larimore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801433835\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801433832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/19\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/1997 pg. 112","brand":"Andrew C. Garrod","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43995599732991,"sku":"9780801433832","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cb8de2da-4d47-4793-b1cb-8d3c2dfec703.jpg?v=1683336720","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/first-person-first-peoples-andrew-garrod-9780801433832","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}