Reviewed by Roger L. Nichols | Reviews | Journal of American Ethnic History, 27.3

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Native Hubs: Culture, Community, and Belonging in Silicon Valley and Beyond. Renya K. Ramirez. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2007. xii + 273 pp. Photos, notes, bibliography, and index. $79.95 (cloth); $22.95 (paper).

This ethnographic study focuses on the useful concept of "hubs." The author presents these as both geographic and psychological spaces and techniques that urban Native Americans use to affirm their identity, to maintain connections to their tribal homelands, and to share experiences while they live in or near San Jose, California. For Professor Ramirez, hubs appear in many guises. They may include meetings and family gatherings, powwows and sweat lodge ceremonies, urban multi-tribal organizations, and even reading e-mail messages about tribal cultural events. As such, hubs make possible important connections to tribal homelands and play significant roles in helping with difficulties resulting from the diaspora experienced by thousands of American Indians.

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