The Native American Experience in California History

After American-born, European-trained Edward MacDowell returned to the United States in 1888 and settled in Boston, he was welcomed as the composer American music had been awaiting. Enhanced by a professorship at Columbia University (1896-1904), his fame drew him into the current debate over musical nationalism. MacDowell relished the role of American composer, using national elements to approach artistic universality. "To a Wild Rose" for piano links post-Wagnerian tonality with programmatic suggestion in a style echoed by later popular songs. And "Dirge" from the Indian Suite evokes Native American experience to ground America's independent spirit in an idealized primeval past.

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Confronting Myths: The Native American Experience in an Academic Inpatient Palliative Care Consultation Program

Journal of Palliative Medicine ◽

10.1089/jpm.2011.0197 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 71-76 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Lisa Marr ◽

Devon Neale ◽

Venita Wolfe ◽

Judith Kitzes

Keyword(s):

Palliative Care ◽

Native American ◽

American Experience ◽

Palliative Care Consultation ◽

Care Consultation

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Digging up the Remains of Early Los Angeles: The Plaza Church Cemetery

Southern California Quarterly ◽

10.1525/scq.2012.94.1.5 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 94 (1) ◽

pp. 1-24

Author(s):

Steven W. Hackel

Keyword(s):

Native American ◽

Los Angeles ◽

Burial Ground ◽

California History ◽

Potential Value ◽

History Of ◽

California Population ◽

Huntington Library

Recent construction next to the old Plaza Church in Los Angeles unearthed remnants of a forgotten burial ground where 695 bodies were interred between 1823 and 1844. Data from Franciscan sacramental records in the Huntington Library’’s Early California Population Project reveal the origins of these people, the migration of diverse Native American peoples to the pueblo, the increasing Indian presence there after 1835, and various aspects of the lives of individuals buried there. This discussion of the burial records pertaining to this one cemetery demonstrates the potential value of the Early California Population Project to research on many aspects of the history of the Spanish and Mexican periods of California history.

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American Indians in feature films: beyond the big Screen

Collection Building ◽

10.1108/cb-03-2014-0015 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 33 (4) ◽

pp. 121-126 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Daisy V. Domínguez

Keyword(s):

Native American ◽

American Indian ◽

American Indians ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Collection Development ◽

Content Type ◽

Feature Film ◽

American Experience ◽

Feature Films ◽

Library Collections

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine whether library collections accurately represent the breadth of portrayals of American Indians in feature film. It also provides collection development resources for developing and strengthening feature film collections by and about American Indians. Design/methodology/approach – This study compares WorldCat holdings of a sample of theatrically released films about American Indians with independent American Indian-made films. Findings – WorldCat holdings as a whole do not represent the breadth of portrayals of American Indians in feature film. Originality/value – There are no studies that examine library holdings of feature films by and about American Indians. This paper presents an opportunity to examine our collecting habits and recommends resources for building feature film collections that better represent the manifold Native American experience.

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