Vine Deloria Jr.

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Vine Deloria Jr. was a prominent Native American scholar, writer, and activist whose work powerfully challenged mainstream narratives about Indigenous peoples and U.S. history.

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instanceOf Native American activist
human
theologian
academicDegree law degree
awardReceived American Book Award NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1933-03-26
dateOfDeath 2005-11-13
describedBySource Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto NERFINISHED
God Is Red: A Native View of Religion NERFINISHED
educatedAt Iowa State University NERFINISHED
Luther Seminary NERFINISHED
University of Colorado Law School NERFINISHED
employer University of Arizona NERFINISHED
University of Colorado Boulder NERFINISHED
endTime 1967
ethnicGroup Lakota NERFINISHED
Native American NERFINISHED
familyName Deloria NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Indigenous rights
Native American studies
history
theology
givenName Vine NERFINISHED
influenced Indigenous rights activism in the United States
Native American studies as an academic field
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Standing Rock Sioux Tribe NERFINISHED
movement Red Power movement NERFINISHED
notableIdea critique of U.S. federal Indian policy
critique of Western science in relation to Indigenous knowledge
defense of tribal sovereignty
notableWork Behind the Trail of Broken Treaties NERFINISHED
Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto NERFINISHED
God Is Red: A Native View of Religion NERFINISHED
Red Earth, White Lies NERFINISHED
occupation activist
professor
scholar
writer
placeOfBirth Martin, South Dakota, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Golden, Colorado, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld executive director of the National Congress of American Indians
religion Christianity
sexOrGender male
startTime 1964

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Custer Died for Your Sins author Vine Deloria Jr.