Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
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Edition 35 (1970) Winner
Vine Victor Deloria Jr.
ヴァイン・ヴィクター・デロリア・ジュニア
Vine Victor Deloria Jr.
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1933-03-26 （Martin, South Dakota）
- Died
- 2005-11-13 （Golden, Colorado） age 72
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Episcopal Church (family background)
- Residence History
- Martin, South Dakota (birthplace/residence) → Standing Rock area (reservation) → Bellingham, Washington (teaching at Western Washington) → Tucson, Arizona (University of Arizona) → Boulder, Colorado (University of Colorado) → Golden, Colorado (final residence/death)
Career
- Occupations
- author, theologian, historian, activist for Native American rights, university professor (political science / American Indian studies), lawyer (J.D.)
- Active Years
- 1964-2005
- Affiliations
- National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), Institute of American Indian Law (founder/head), Institute for the Development of Indian Law (founder), University of Arizona, University of Colorado Boulder, Board member, National Museum of the American Indian
- Memberships
- National Congress of American Indians (former executive director), National Museum of the American Indian (board member)
- Influenced By
- Ella Deloria (relative; anthropological influence), Family's Episcopal/Christian background (religious and educational influence)
- Influenced
- Scholars and activists in Native American studies, Philip J. Deloria (son; historian)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent School | — | — | — | 在学〜1951年卒業 | United States |
| Iowa State University | — | — | 学士（一般科学） | 1954–1958（在学・卒業） | United States |
| Augustana Theological Seminary | — | Theology | 神学学位 | 〜1963年卒業 | United States |
| University of Colorado Law School | — | Law | J.D. | 〜1970年卒業 | United States |
Kent School
Period:
在学〜1951年卒業
Year of Graduation:
1951
Country:
United States
Completed secondary education
Iowa State University
Degree:
学士（一般科学）
Period:
1954–1958（在学・卒業）
Year of Graduation:
1958
Country:
United States
Degree in general science
Augustana Theological Seminary
Theology
Degree:
神学学位
Period:
〜1963年卒業
Year of Graduation:
1963
Country:
United States
Originally planned to be a minister like his father
University of Colorado Law School
Law
Degree:
J.D.
Period:
〜1970年卒業
Year of Graduation:
1970
Country:
United States
Earned a Juris Doctor degree
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Time Magazine recognition related to 'God Is Red' | God Is Red: A Native View of Religion | — | Time Magazine | 『キリスト教信仰と神学の主要な形成者の1人として紹介』 |
| 1996 | Lifetime Achievement Award | — | — | Native Writers' Circle of the Americas | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Vine Deloria Jr. Library naming | — | — | National Museum of the American Indian (Smithsonian) | 名誉命名 |
| 1999 | Wordcraft Circle Writer of the Year (prose/personal & critical essays) | Spirit and Reason | — | Wordcraft Circle | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Wallace Stegner Award | — | — | Center of the American West | 受賞（名誉扱いの賞） |
| 2003 | American Indian Festival of Words Author Award | — | — | American Indian Festival of Words | 受賞 |
| 2018 | National Native American Hall of Fame (inaugural inductee, posthumous) | — | — | National Native American Hall of Fame | 殿堂入り（追贈） |
Time Magazine recognition related to 'God Is Red'
1974
Work:
God Is Red: A Native View of Religion
Organization:
Time Magazine
Result:
『キリスト教信仰と神学の主要な形成者の1人として紹介』
Lifetime Achievement Award
1996
Organization:
Native Writers' Circle of the Americas
Result:
受賞
Vine Deloria Jr. Library naming
1999
Organization:
National Museum of the American Indian (Smithsonian)
Result:
名誉命名
Wordcraft Circle Writer of the Year (prose/personal & critical essays)
1999
Work:
Spirit and Reason
Organization:
Wordcraft Circle
Result:
受賞
Wallace Stegner Award
2002
Organization:
Center of the American West
Result:
受賞（名誉扱いの賞）
American Indian Festival of Words Author Award
2003
Organization:
American Indian Festival of Words
Result:
受賞
National Native American Hall of Fame (inaugural inductee, posthumous)
2018
Organization:
National Native American Hall of Fame
Result:
殿堂入り（追贈）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto
1969 Non-fiction (essays/critique)A collection of essays criticizing stereotypes and historical treatment of Native Americans, drawing attention to sovereignty and civil-rights issues; became a landmark text for Native American activism after its 1969 publication.
sovereigntyNative rightshistorical revisioncritique of assimilation
God Is Red: A Native View of Religion
1973 Religion / cultural critiqueReevaluates Native religious perspectives, critiquing Christocentric views and discussing relationships between American religion and Indigenous spirituality.
comparative religionIndigenous spiritualitycultural autonomy
Red Earth, White Lies: Native Americans and the Myth of Scientific Fact
1995 Polemic / critique of science (controversial)Challenges mainstream archaeological and anthropological accounts, defending Indigenous oral traditions about origins; provoked criticism from the academic community.
creation storiesclash between science and traditiondiversity of historical interpretation
Bibliography
- Custer Died For Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto (1969)
- God Is Red: A Native View of Religion (1973)
- Behind the Trail of Broken Treaties (1974)
- The Nations Within (1984)
- Red Earth, White Lies (1995)
- Spirit and Reason: The Vine Deloria Jr. Reader (1999)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- essayistic and polemical styleargumentative rhetoricinterdisciplinary (history, law, religion)
- Recurring Motifs
- sovereignty and treaty rightsIndigenous worldview and oral traditionsconflict between science and traditioncritique of colonization
Health
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Aortic aneurysm (fatal)最終年（2005年）Died suddenly of an aortic aneurysm in 2005. Posthumous recognition and assessment followed.
Legacy
Vine Deloria Jr. was a prominent author and activist who brought national attention to Native American rights and helped institutionalize Native American studies; some of his works provoked academic controversy, stimulating debate on the relationship between scientific perspectives and traditional narratives.
Museums
- Vine Deloria Jr. Library (National Museum of the American Indian) Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (centers in New York and Washington, DC) Opened in 1999
Academic Societies
- Native Writers' Circle of the Americas
Archives
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library (Vine Deloria Papers, Yale)
- Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library (audio collection, Texas Tech)
In Popular Culture
- Widely cited as a leading figure in Native American movements and Native American studies
- Posthumously inducted as an inaugural member of the National Native American Hall of Fame in 2018
Quotes
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“The Indian world has changed so substantially since the first publication of this book that some things contained in it seem new again.”
Source: Preface to the reissue of 'Custer Died for Your Sins' (1988) (1988)
Trivia
- Served in the United States Marine Corps from 1954 to 1956.
- Helped establish one of the first master's degree programs in American Indian Studies in the U.S. while at the University of Arizona.
- Declined an honorary degree from the University of Colorado in 2004 in protest over the university's handling of a sexual assault case.