Organized around regional groupings within which similar, although not identical, cultural practices developed, this comprehensive text introduces students to the many peoples indigenous to North America.
Organized around regional groupings within which similar, although not identical, cultural practices developed, this comprehensive text introduces students to the many peoples indigenous to North America.
Nancy Bonvillain is professor of anthropology and linguistics at Bard College at Simon's Rock. She is author of several university-level textbooks (Cultural Anthropology; Language, Culture, and Communication; Women and Men) in addition to numerous specialized books written for young readers about Native Americans, including The Zuni, The Santee Sioux, The Hopi, The Teton Sioux, The Sac and Fox, The Haidas, The Cheyennes, The Mohawk, The Huron, The Nez Perce, The Navajos, Hiawatha, and Black Hawk.
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Brief Table of Contents List of Tables Preface to the Second Edition 1.Introduction Part I: Native North America 2.A Short History 3.Native Communities Today Part II: The Northeast Iroquois Story of the Origin of the False Faces 4.Native Nations of the Northeast 5.The Mohawks 6.The Mi'kmaqs Part III: The Southeast Choctaw Story of Creation 7.Native Nations of the Southeast 8.The Choctaws Part IV: The Plains 9.Native Nations of the Plains 10.The Teton Lakotas 11.The Hidatsas Part V: The Great Basin 12.Native Nations of the Great Basin 13.The Shoshones Part VI: The Southwest 14.Native Nations of the Southwest 15.The Zunis 16.The Diné (or Navajos) Part VII: California 17.Native Nations of California 18.The Pomos Part VIII: The Plateau 19.Native Nations of the Plateau 20.The Nez Perce Part IX: The Northwest Coast 21.Native Nations of the Northwest Coast 22.The Kwakwaka'wakw (or Kwakiutls) Part X The Subarctic and Arctic 23.Native Nations of the Subarctic and Arctic 24.The Innu (or Montagnais) 25.The Inuit Appendix: Websites for Native Nations in the United States and Canada Credits Index
Brief Table of Contents List of Tables Preface to the Second Edition 1.Introduction Part I: Native North America 2.A Short History 3.Native Communities Today Part II: The Northeast Iroquois Story of the Origin of the False Faces 4.Native Nations of the Northeast 5.The Mohawks 6.The Mi'kmaqs Part III: The Southeast Choctaw Story of Creation 7.Native Nations of the Southeast 8.The Choctaws Part IV: The Plains 9.Native Nations of the Plains 10.The Teton Lakotas 11.The Hidatsas Part V: The Great Basin 12.Native Nations of the Great Basin 13.The Shoshones Part VI: The Southwest 14.Native Nations of the Southwest 15.The Zunis 16.The Diné (or Navajos) Part VII: California 17.Native Nations of California 18.The Pomos Part VIII: The Plateau 19.Native Nations of the Plateau 20.The Nez Perce Part IX: The Northwest Coast 21.Native Nations of the Northwest Coast 22.The Kwakwaka'wakw (or Kwakiutls) Part X The Subarctic and Arctic 23.Native Nations of the Subarctic and Arctic 24.The Innu (or Montagnais) 25.The Inuit Appendix: Websites for Native Nations in the United States and Canada Credits Index
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