cultural assimilation

Follows two teenage Sudanese refugees in the United States. The boys grapple with stark cultural differences as they come to understand both the abundance and the alienation of American life.

Reveals how tribal societies offer a window into how our ancestors lived for millions of years and provides insights into human nature.

Explores the role the Teton Indians played in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show; examines the meaning of the Ghost Dance and the United States military's suppression of the ritual; and includes five of Short Bull's narratives.

Contains thirty-six, first person narratives by Hmong refugees from three different generations that describe how they are adapting to the American culture.

Collects more than thirty personal essays, memoirs, historical writings, and poems by Native Americans, which examine the survival of indigenous groups' identities despite forced assimilation.

Journalist Paul Cuadros goes to Siler City, North Carolina, with the intention of writing about the hardships faced by the town's Latino immigrants, but after observing the strained relationships between the town's longtime residents and the newcomers, he decides to help bring them together and begins coaching a high school soccer team that gets to the state championships.

Examines the history, changing fortunes, and current situation of the Osage Indians.