The Encyclopedia of North American Indian Tribes

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Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes, Third Edition is a fully updated reference discussing more than American Indian tribes of North America, as well as prehistoric peoples and civilizations. Arranged alphabetically by tribe or group, this comprehensive work offers 60 new entries on tribes not covered in depth in the previous by: Several good one-volume encyclopedias on American Indians have appeared recently.

Native North American Almanac (Gale, ) presents history (ancient and modern), statistics, essays, directory information, and contemporary biographies; Native America in the Twentieth Century (Garland, ) treats art, policy, law, religion, and tribes/5(5).

A fully updated and revised edition of FOF's Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes, Revised Edition with 60 new entries, covers more than American Indian tribes of North America. Includes color illustrations (12 new to this edition), 11 color maps, cross-references, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index.3/5(6).

The Encyclopedia of North American Indian Tribes is a handy catalog of those Indian tribes that have existed in North America since prehistoric times, from the Abitibi to the Zuni. Individual entries include the region, language, dwelling and subsistence type for each tribe as well as a discussion of their history, culture and way of life/5.

The Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes is designed to tell part of the story of Native North Americans—a sub-ject matter that, although central to the story of North America, receives all-too-little emphasis in public educa-tion.

The book tries to give in an accessible format an overview of historical events while imparting some of theFile Size: 4MB. Native Americans. Sources. Uneducated Pagans. The Spanish, English, Dutch, and French all professed their desire to teach Native Americans the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Indeed, spreading Christianity to the benighted peoples of the New World was a prime rationale for European colonization. However, propagating the faith always took place within a broader cultural.

He has published many essays on Native American history, as well as a book on the effects on Native Americans of living in cities called Urban Indian. Betty Mae Tiger Jumper (–) was the first Seminole to receive a high school diploma and in the s became the first woman elected as tribal chairperson.

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The encyclopedia of North American Indian tribes: a comprehensive study of tribes from the Abitibi to the Zuni. [Bill Yenne] -- A catalog of Indian tribes that have existed in North America since prehistoric times, from the Abittibi to the Zuni.

Individual entries includee the region, language, dwelling and subsistence type. Comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date, Encyclopedia of Native Tribes of North America is an important and accessible record of the Native American peoples and an essential addition to all school and library : Firefly Books, Limited.

American Indian, member of any of the aboriginal peoples of the Western Hemisphere. The ancestors of contemporary American Indians were members of nomadic hunting and gathering cultures.

These peoples traveled in small family-based bands that moved from Asia to North America during the last ice age. Encyclopedia of Native Tribes of North America Only 1 left in stock.

This superb, fully illustrated reference offers the most up-to-date and essential facts on the identity, kinships, locations, populations and cultural characteristics of some separately identifiable peoples native to the North American continent, both living and extinct /5(12).

"Encyclopedia of the North American Indians" is probably one of the best reference works of its type for any subject. The entries are clear, concise and highly informative and there are a large number of useful photographs and illustrations/5(3).

Encyclopedia of Native American Indians is a comprehensive, accessible guide to more than North American Indian nations. Organized alphabetically by tribe or group, the book summarizes the historical record—such as locations, migrations, contacts with non-Indians, wars—and includes present-day tribal : Facts on File, Incorporated.

Native Tribes of the United States and Canada: Partial list of North American Indian tribes including state-recognized tribes. Indian Tribes Names: Partial chart of the original and current names of North American Indian tribes.

First Nations Histories: Historical overviews of 48 different North American Indian tribes. Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes Carl Waldman, Molly Braun. A comprehensive reference work discussing more than Indian tribes of all North America, as well as prehistoric peoples civilizations.

Organized alphabetically by tribe, the informative but accessible text summarizes the historical record locations, migrations, contacts with.

encylopedia of north american indians. this is a excellent book for research on all the tribes a wonderful refrence for facts into each of the tribes i give it a must for any collector or anyone interested in the native american culture/5(4).

Encyclopedia of North American Indians book. Read 3 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Even as interest in the powerful, often tragi 4/5.

This is a great book the information on the different tribes are amazing, especially the maps showing where the other Native American tribes are located, the drawings of the clothing and other artifacts worn by the different tribes act.

This book is amazing I'm glad I purchased this book/5(70). Dispelling myths, answering questions, and stimulating thoughtful avenues for further inquiry, this highly absorbing reference provides a wealth of specific information about over North American Indian groups in Canada and the United States.

Readers will easily access important historical and contemporary facts about everything from notable leaders and relations with non /5(5).

The Encyclopedia of North American Indian Wars, – A Political, Social, and Military History. by Spencer C. Tucker, Editor. From the Jamestown Massacre through the French and Indian Wars, the Battle of Tippecanoe, Custer's Last Stand, and Wounded Knee, violence between Native Americans, European colonial powers, and U.S.

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