chapter 1, section 4, Summary Statements:
theme: tribalism
circle of concern:
contemporary human peoples in the Lands of the Peoples of the Eagle and the Condor, also called the Americas
descriptions:
Generally,
throughout the Lands of the Peoples of the Eagle and Condor,
the traditional tribal peoples are the aboriginally indigenous peoples:
the Peoples of the Eagle recently called Native North Americans, and
the Peoples of the Condor recently called Native South Americans.
The modern non-tribal peoples are generally hyphenated-American peoples.
For 500 years,
the traditional tribal peoples aboriginally indigenous to the Americas have been resisting modernity. Resitance continues. Modernity continues.
evaluations:
Native American resistance is good.
Modern hyphenated-American oppression is bad.
predictions:
Continuing resistance will contribute to resurgent tribalisms among Native-Americans, and perhaps among others.
Continuing modernity will contribute to increasing social and environmental difficulty and tragedy for hyphenated-Americans and others.
prescriptions:
visions:
:o: resistance-resurgence-solidarity-tribal renaissance
among Native American and other tribal peoples
:o: repentance-solidarity-retribalization
among hyphenated-American and other modern non-tribal peoples
Native American visions of an alternative more favorable future are the result of faith:
faith in their religious prophecies, and
faith that their doing as prescribed will make significant differences.