Ben Waber reviewed The Indian Card by Carrie Schuettpelz
A Mostly Qualitative Look at the Modern Meaning of "Native American"
3 stars
This book is an extremely qualitative look at Native American identity, examined mostly through modern interviews and case studies. While Schuettpelz does provide a bit of historical background, those unfamiliar with apportionment or the host of programs introduced throughout US history that intruded on Native American identity determination will have a hard time contextualizing these examples. Much of this also reads like a memoir, which isn't my cup of tea but if you prefer that genre you'll like this book
This book is an extremely qualitative look at Native American identity, examined mostly through modern interviews and case studies. While Schuettpelz does provide a bit of historical background, those unfamiliar with apportionment or the host of programs introduced throughout US history that intruded on Native American identity determination will have a hard time contextualizing these examples. Much of this also reads like a memoir, which isn't my cup of tea but if you prefer that genre you'll like this book