Project Summary

The Sociological Studies of American Indians research project is devoted to studying American Indians from sociological and related perspectives. We consider any of the broad and diverse topics of sociology to be within our purview, but our work is focused on two general substantive areas: (1) schools for Native Americans and the acquisition of literacy; and (2) identity, language and naming practices. We also examine issues about data and methods for studying American Indians. Although our time perspective includes both the past and the present, our current emphasis is on historical materials. We take national perspectives as well as regional and local ones.