Contributors to "Native Pathways" ponder questions about American Indians' participation in the broader market U.S. market highlighting how indigenous peoples have simultaneously adopted capitalist strategies and altered them to suit their own distinct cultural beliefs and practices. Including contributions from historians, anthropologists, and sociologists, the book offers fresh viewpoints on economic change and cultural identity in twentieth-century Native American communities.

Part One -- Commerce and Incorporation
Part Two -- Wage Work
Part Three -- Methodology and Theoretical Implications.