Urban Indians in Phoenix Schools, 1940-2000

"The strength of this book stems from its account of the experience of eighteen students from several tribes who found themselves in the minority among Mexican-American, African-American and Asian-American students. Amerman discusses the emotional challenges confronting these students as they adjusted to a new educational system while working to retain a sense of cultural background and Native pride."—Patricia Etter, Pima County Library

"Amerman's book is a valuable addition to the history of Indian education."—Jon Reyhner, Western Historical Quarterly

"Stephen Kent Amerman's Urban Indians in Phoenix Schools broadens our understanding of Indian urbanization and analyzes "an understudied" aspect of American Indian history."—David H. Dejong, Journal of Arizona History

"Urban Indians makes an important historical contribution to our understandings of the urban Indian experience and should appeal to readers with an interest in the history of Phoenix, the American Southwest, American Indian and minority education, urban Indians, and Native American community activism."—Lisa K. Neuman, New Mexico Historical Review

"Amerman's book is a significant contribution to the scholarly work on American Indian education and on urban–or off-reservation–Indians."—Adrea Lawrence, H-Net Reviews