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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter I. The Vanishing Policy -- Chapter II. Persistent Peoples: Native American Social and Cultural Continuity -- Chapter III. The New Indians -- Chapter IV. Symbols of Native American Resiliency: The Indian Art Movement -- Chapter V. Preserving the "Indian": The Reassessment of the Native American Image -- Chapter VI. Progressive Ambiguity: The Reassessment of the Vanishing Policy -- Chapter VII. The "Great Confusion" in Indian Affairs -- Chapter VIII. Epilogue: John Collier and Indian Reform -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

An examination of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in American Indian veterans of the Vietnam War, based on extensive interviews with 35 veterans from various tribes & direct observations of Indian communities. Many Rs reported discrimination & stressful combat experiences, readjustment problems because of society's attitudes toward the war, & dissatisfaction with American Indian policy, although some had a positive outlook about their experience in Vietnam. It is found that participation in purifying ceremonies, family support networks, enhanced SS in their communities, & a "social absorption of combat-related trauma" on the group level helped a number of veterans deal with problems related to PTSD. K. Carande

Posttraumatic stress disorder is apparently widespread among veterans of the Vietnam War. Moreover, minority veterans seem to have higher levels of stress than their white counterparts. Although there are no extensive studies of American Indian Vietnam veterans, they also show signs of PTSD. Some Indian veterans, however, apparently are working through the problems associated with PTSD for two reasons. They have been helped by traditional tribal ceremonies, and they have been given some recognition for participating in the war by their communities. Culture and ceremonialism are probably important aspects of veteran readjustment and deserve further examination.