VINE DELORIA, JR.
Vine Deloria Jr. , 1933-2005
Vine Victor Deloria Jr. was born in 1933 in Martin, South Dakota. He obtained a
Master of Theology degree from the Lutheran School of Theology in Rock Island,
Illinois in 1963 and a J.D. from the University of Colorado in 1970. He is one
of the most outspoken figures in Indian affairs. His works promote Native
American cultural nationalism and a greater understanding of Native American
history and philosophy.
Awards and Honors
Wordcraft Circle Writer of the Year (Prose - Personal and Critical Essays) award,
1999 (for Spirit and Reason)
Books by Vine Deloria Jr.:
Aggressions of civilization : federal Indian policy since the 1880s
American Indian policy in the twentieth century
American Indians, American justice
Behind the Trail of Broken Treaties : an Indian declaration of independence
Vine Deloria Jr. , 1933-2005
Vine Victor Deloria Jr. was born in 1933 in Martin, South Dakota. He obtained a
Master of Theology degree from the Lutheran School of Theology in Rock Island,
Illinois in 1963 and a J.D. from the University of Colorado in 1970. He is one
of the most outspoken figures in Indian affairs. His works promote Native
American cultural nationalism and a greater understanding of Native American
history and philosophy.
Awards and Honors
Wordcraft Circle Writer of the Year (Prose - Personal and Critical Essays) award,
1999 (for Spirit and Reason)
Books by Vine Deloria Jr.:
Aggressions of civilization : federal Indian policy since the 1880s
American Indian policy in the twentieth century
American Indians, American justice
Behind the Trail of Broken Treaties : an Indian declaration of independence