What the White Race May Learn from the Indian

George Wharton James (1858 - 1923)

People learn from other people, and races have forever learned from other races. Herein we are treated to an in-depth understanding of categorized social characteristics of the Native American peoples, primarily those of the western U.S. as they existed at the time of book publication (1908). 'In dealing with [the Native Americans] as a race, a people, therefore, I do as I would with my own race, I take what to me seem to be racial characteristics, or in other words, the things that are manifested in the lives of the best men and women, and which seem to represent their habitual aims, ambitions, and desires.' - Summary by Roger Melin & book foreword

Genre(s): Essays & Short Works, Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Foreword Roger Melin
00:06:11
Play 01 The White Race and Its Treatment of the Indian Roger Melin
00:22:41
Play 02 The White Race and Its Civilization Roger Melin
00:19:23
Play 03 The Indian and Nasal and Deep Breathing Roger Melin
00:17:02
Play 04 The Indian and Out-of-Door Life Roger Melin
00:41:15
Play 05 The Indian and Sleeping Out of Doors Roger Melin
00:13:44
Play 06 The Indian as a Walker, Rider, and Climber Roger Melin
00:22:05
Play 07 The Indian in the Rain and the Dirt Roger Melin
00:19:37
Play 08 The Indian and Physical Labor Roger Melin
00:06:51
Play 09 The Indian and Physical Labor for Girls and Women Roger Melin
00:11:01
Play 10 The Indian and Diet Roger Melin
00:20:47
Play 11 The Indian and Education Roger Melin
00:24:17
Play 12 The Indian and Hospitality Roger Melin
00:22:23
Play 13 The Indian and Certain Social Traits and Customs Roger Melin
00:10:09
Play 14 The Indian and Some Luxuries Roger Melin
00:24:18
Play 15 The Indian and the Sex Question Roger Melin
00:13:01
Play 16 The Indian and Her Baby Roger Melin
00:20:36
Play 17 The Indian and the Sanctity of Nudity Roger Melin
00:14:17
Play 18 The Indian and Frankness Roger Melin
00:05:28
Play 19 The Indian and Repining Roger Melin
00:05:13
Play 20 The Indian and the Superfluities of Life Roger Melin
00:14:05
Play 21 The Indian and Mental Poise Roger Melin
00:19:34
Play 22 The Indian and Self-Restraint Roger Melin
00:12:20
Play 23 The Indian and Affectation Roger Melin
00:07:17
Play 24 The Indian and Art Work Roger Melin
00:12:46
Play 25 The Indian and Religious Worship Roger Melin
00:10:16
Play 26 The Indian and Immortality Roger Melin
00:11:26
Play 27 Visiting the Indians Roger Melin
00:06:19
Play 28 Conclusion Roger Melin
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