2nd Edition

The American Indian Mind in a Linear World American Indian Studies and Traditional Knowledge

By Donald L. Fixico Copyright 2025
214 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

214 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

214 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Now in its second edition, The American Indian Mind in a Linear World examines the persistence of Native peoples in retaining their own worldviews, from the pre-Columbian era into the twenty-first century. The book explores the ways in which Indian people who are close to their cultural traditions think in a circular fashion, understand by relying on visual analysis, and make decisions from... Read more

1. “Indian Thinking” and a Linear World  2. Oral Tradition and Traditional Knowledge  3. American Indian Circular Philosophy  4. Native American Genius and Indian Intellectualism  5. Indian Minds and White Teachers  6. The Rise of American Indian Studies  7. Cultural Patrimony and Native Scholars in Academia  8. Institutionalizing Traditional Knowledge  9. The Twenty First Century  10. The Full Circle and Its Center

Biography

Donald L. Fixico (Shawnee, Sac and Fox, Muscogee and Seminole) is a Regents’ and Distinguished Foundation Professor of History at Arizona State University.  He has worked on 25 documentaries on American Indians and has authored or edited 15 books.  He is the author of Being Indian and Walking Proud:  American Indian Identity and Reality.