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Dancing at Halftime: Sports and the Controversy over American Indian Mascots

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Title: Dancing at Halftime: Sports and the Controversy over American Indian Mascots
by Carol Spindel
ISBN: 0-8147-8127-6
Publisher: New York University Press
Pub. Date: October, 2002
Format: Paperback
Volumes: 1
List Price(USD): $18.00
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Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)

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Rating: 5
Summary: Subtle,Profound--Extremely well-written
Comment: I'm an alumna of the University of Illinois, and was never very comfortable with the concept of "Chief Illiniwek." But I had no idea the role that Indian sports mascots have had in obscuring and distorting both the history and current status of Native peoples. Spindel's book examines the unique nexus of the history of Native peoples, football, the Big Ten, land grant universities, anthropology, wild west shows and photography, among others. In a careful and quiet way, she weaves these areas together to explore why these "mascots" are so demeaning to us all.

Rating: 4
Summary: Uncovering the truth behind the myth
Comment: During my high school unit on Native American history and culture last fall, I used the Illiniwek issue to show my students the subtleties of racism. I wish at the time I had Spindel's book to drive her best point home: that white America needs its Native American symbols to justify our presence here on this continent and to forget a significant part of our shameful history. We also refuse to acknowledge the issues present day Native Americans face because then we would have to face up to the crimes of our founders. That it why supporters of Chief Illiniwek refuse to listen to the very people they claim to honor.

Rating: 5
Summary: Racist Indian Mascots Exposed
Comment: An excellent analysis of the Indian mascot controversy in general and cheif illiniwek in particular. Very well researched and presented in an interesting and compelling manner.

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