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Title: Our Elders Lived It: American Indian Identity in the City by Deborah Davis Jackson ISBN: 0-87580-591-4 Publisher: Northern Illinois Univ Pr Pub. Date: January, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.00

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Average Customer Rating: 4 (4 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: Ethnic Identity in the City
Comment: "Our Elders Lived It" is Deborah Davis Jackson's investigation of the nature of American Indian identity in the urban setting of "Riverton," an anonymous town in the Upper Great Lakes region of the U.S. After introducing the reader to the socio-economic history of the town, Jackson delves into the issu of urban Native American identity as it relates to home reservations, American Indian institutions, family ties, economic opportunities and limitations, age, and the time of immigration to Riverton. Jackson's work eloquently reveal the multi-dimensional nature of ethnic identy though multiple interviews with member of, or people with ties to, the Riverton Native American community. Jackson's findings are broadly relevant, and we recommend this book to anyone interested in issues of ethnic identity.

Rating: 4
Summary: Searching for Identity
Comment: Deborah Davis Jackson's "Our Elders Lived It" is a book that describes the struggle in determining the ethnic identity of Native Americans in the urban setting. Jackson tackles the question of what factors contribute to ones identity head on. She interweaves historical events and personal accounts to produce a tightly knit and interesting perspective. Jackson's intense style of writing allows readers to have an unexpected emotional attachment. We recommend this book to those who are involved in cultural anthropology, sociology, students, and those who are facing the challenge of determining their own ethnic identity.

Rating: 4
Summary: UW Madison Anthropology Students Review Book
Comment: Jackson tackles the dynamic interaction of the complex components of identity in OUR ELDERS LIVED IT. She starts by reconstructing the relationship between the rural and urban-born Anishinaabe people through interviews, focusing on the level of continuity between generations which is a significant aspect of cultural identity. She also addresses the fact that different economic and social opportunities created different ways for people to express their identities. She draws a picture of how different social contexts reflect different levels of desire in individuals to incorporate and manifest "Indianness" in their lives. She does well to show the continuum of Indian identity--that there is more than one way to embrace Native culture and identity. Jackson, through her work on the Anishinaabe touches on larger on larger American societal issues such as marginalized or poor communities, the separation between blue and white collar workers and their respective cultures, and Indians and non-Indians. This text would be useful for anyone interested in the components of culture and identity. It flows well and keeps the reader's attention by switching from history to analyses to first hand interviews.

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