Genocide of the Mind

MariJo Moore and Vine Deloria Jr.
September 2003     ISBN: 1560255110

After five centuries of Eurocentrism, many people have little idea that Native American tribes still exist, or which traditions belong to what tribes. America's indigenous peoples have been effectively stereotyped through different forms of media as spiritual gurus, pagan savages, Indian princesses or pitiful burdens on society.

Over the past decade however, there has been a rising movement to accurately describe Native cultures and histories. In particular, writers have begun to explore the experience of urban Indians--individuals who live in two worlds struggling to preserve traditional Native values within the context of an ever-changing modern society. Genocide of the Mind is a moving and inspiring collection of essays that record the determination of people from more than twenty-five different tribes to bring the Native American experience into the twenty-first century.

Contributors include Paula Gunn Allen, Simon Ortiz, Leslie Marmon Silko, Maurice Kenny, Steve Russell, Kathryn Lucci-Cooper, Carol Snow Moon Bachofner, Eric Gansworth, Mifaunwy Shunatona Hines, David Seals, Mary Black Bonnet, Gabriel Horn and other emerging writers from different Indian nations.

MariJo Moore (Cherokee) is the author of The Diamond Doorknob, Spirit Voices of Bones, Tree Quotes and Red Woman with Backward Eyes and Other Stories. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including National Geographic and the New York Times syndicated press.

Vine Deloria Jr. (Standing Rock Sioux) is a respected elder, prominent spokesperson for the rights and concerns of indigenous people, and the author of many books including God is Red, A Native View of Religion and the bestselling Custer Died for Your Sins.