{"product_id":"inappropriation-paul-hillmer-9780826223210","title":"Inappropriation: The Contested Legacy of Y-Indian Guides","description":"In 1926, Harold Keltner, a YMCA Boys Work secretary from St. Louis, and Joe Friday, a member of the Canadian Ojibwe First Peoples, channeled white middle-class fascination with Native Americans into what became the Y-Indian Guides youth pro­gram, engaging over a half million participants across the nation at the height of its 77-year history. Intended to soften the stereo­typical stern father, the program traced a complicated thread of American history, touching upon themes of family, race, class, and privilege. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Y-Indian Guides was a father-son (and later parent-child) program that encouraged real and enduring bonds through play and an authentic appreciation of family. While \"playing Indian\" seemed harmless to most participants during the pro­gram's heyday, Paul Hillmer and Ryan Bean demonstrate the problematic nature of its methods. In the process of seeking to admire and emulate Indigenous Peoples, Y-Indian Guide participants often misrepresented American Indians and reinforced harmful ste­reotypes. Ultimately, this history demonstrates many ways in which American culture undermines and harms its Indigenous communities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Hillmer, Ryan Bean\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0826223214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826223210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Missouri Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.20d","brand":"Paul Hillmer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45898906861823,"sku":"9780826223210","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_67073f52-c858-42f4-a507-f30ba30c091b.jpg?v=1721377402","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/inappropriation-paul-hillmer-9780826223210","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}