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  • Non-fiction
  • 2020
  • First edition.

Why we serve

Native Americans in the United States Armed Forces

Alexandra N. Harris, (1976-)

Mark G. Hirsch

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"American Indians have served in our nation's military since colonial times. Throughout Indian Country, servicemen and women are some of the most honored members of their communities. Charged by Congress with creating a memorial on its grounds, the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) will dedicate the National Native American Veterans Memorial in fall 2020 to give all Americans the opportunity “to learn of the proud and courageous tradition of service of Native Americans.” Why We Serve commemorates the opening of the memorial through the history of Native military service in all its complexity, from colonial Native nations who forged alliances, attempting to preserve their sovereignty, to contemporary individuals celebrating their Indigenous culture while fighting in foreign conflicts.” --Provided by publisher.

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Title Statement Why we serve: Native Americans in the United States Armed Forces / Alexandra N. Harris, Mark G. Hirsch.
Author Harris, Alexandra N., 1976-
Additional Contributors Hirsch, Mark G
Publication Washington, DC: National Museum of the American Indian,[2020]©2020
Edition First edition.
Extent of Item x, 228 pages
ISBN 1588346978
9781588346971
Other Number 3853741
Contents Introduction: "A Sacred Purpose to Protect this Place" -- Cultures of War -- Colonial Conflicts -- Civil War -- Indian Wars, Indian Scouts -- Spanish-American War -- World War I -- World War II -- Korea -- Vietnam -- Times in Between --The Middle East -- The National Native American Veterans Memorial -- Afterword.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses, and index.
Summary "American Indians have served in our nation's military since colonial times. Throughout Indian Country, servicemen and women are some of the most honored members of their communities. Charged by Congress with creating a memorial on its grounds, the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) will dedicate the National Native American Veterans Memorial in fall 2020 to give all Americans the opportunity “to learn of the proud and courageous tradition of service of Native Americans.” Why We Serve commemorates the opening of the memorial through the history of Native military service in all its complexity, from colonial Native nations who forged alliances, attempting to preserve their sovereignty, to contemporary individuals celebrating their Indigenous culture while fighting in foreign conflicts.” --Provided by publisher.
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By Location United States--Armed Forces--Indigenous peoples--History
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