Native Peoples A to Z

Native Peoples A to Z
Title Native Peoples A to Z PDF eBook
Author Donald Ricky
Publisher Native American Book Publishers
Pages 3816
Release 2009-01-01
Genre History
ISBN 1878592734

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A current reference work that reflects the changing times and attitudes of, and towards the indigenous peoples of all the regions of the Americas. --from publisher description.

Native American Mythology A to Z

Native American Mythology A to Z
Title Native American Mythology A to Z PDF eBook
Author Patricia Ann Lynch
Publisher Chelsea House
Pages 0
Release 2010
Genre Electronic books
ISBN 9781604138948

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The beliefs of many Native American peoples emphasize a close relationship between people and the natural world, including geographical features such as mountains and lakes and animals such as whales and bison. Therefore, many of the myths of these peoples are stories of strange occurrences where animals or forces of nature and people interact. Native American Mythology A to Z, Second Edition presents detailed coverage of the deities, legendary heroes and heroines, important animals, objects, and places that make up the mythic lore of the many peoples of North America. This new edition is now in full-color for the first time. Coverage includes: Creation accounts from many Native American cultures Influences on and development of Native American mythology The effects of geographic region, environment, and climate on myths Core beliefs of numerous tribes Recurrent themes in myths throughout the continent.

Native Peoples, A to Z.

Native Peoples, A to Z.
Title Native Peoples, A to Z. PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 414
Release 2000
Genre Ethnology
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The Element Encyclopedia of Native Americans: An A to Z of Tribes, Culture, and History

The Element Encyclopedia of Native Americans: An A to Z of Tribes, Culture, and History
Title The Element Encyclopedia of Native Americans: An A to Z of Tribes, Culture, and History PDF eBook
Author Adele Nozedar
Publisher HarperCollins UK
Pages 577
Release 2013-01-31
Genre History
ISBN 0007519443

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A comprehensive guide to the history, culture, and religious beliefs and practices of America’s native people, The Element Encyclopedia of Native Americans tells the varied and colourful stories of the tribes, their greatest leaders, wars, pacts, and the long-lasting impact that their profound wisdom and spirituality has on the West today.

Native American Mythology A to Z

Native American Mythology A to Z
Title Native American Mythology A to Z PDF eBook
Author Facts On File, Incorporated
Publisher Infobase Publishing
Pages 161
Release 2010
Genre Indian mythology
ISBN 1438133111

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Presents detailed coverage of the deities, legendary heroes and heroines, important animals, objects, and places that make up the mythic lore of the many peoples of North America.

The A to Z of Native American Movements

The A to Z of Native American Movements
Title The A to Z of Native American Movements PDF eBook
Author Todd Leahy
Publisher Scarecrow Press
Pages 282
Release 2009-09-10
Genre History
ISBN 081087055X

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Native Americans in the United States, similar to other indigenous people, created political, economic, and social movements to meet and adjust to major changes that impacted their cultures. For centuries, Native Americans dealt with the onslaught of non-Indian land claims, the appropriation of their homelands, and the destruction of their ways of life. Through various movements, Native Americans accepted, rejected, or accommodated themselves to the non-traditional worldviews of the colonizers and their policies. The A to Z of Native American Movements_through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, and institutions and significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects_is a useful reference on topics dealing with key movements, organizations, leadership strategies, and the major issues Native Americans have confronted.

First Peoples, First Contacts

First Peoples, First Contacts
Title First Peoples, First Contacts PDF eBook
Author Jonathan C. H. King
Publisher Harvard University Press
Pages 296
Release 1999
Genre History
ISBN 9780674626546

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From the Big-Game Hunters who appeared on the continent as far back as 12,000 years ago to the Inuits plying the Alaskan waters today, the Native peoples of North America produced a culture remarkable for its vibrancy, breadth, and diversity--and for its survival in the face of almost inconceivable trials. This book is at once a history of that culture and a celebration of its splendid variety. Rich in historical testimony and anecdotes and lavishly illustrated, it weaves a magnificent tapestry of Native American life reaching back to the earliest human records. A recognized expert in North American studies, Jonathan King interweaves his account with Native histories, from the arrival of the first Native Americans by way of what is now Alaska to their later encounters with Europeans on the continent's opposite coast, from their exchanges with fur traders to their confrontations with settlers and an ever more voracious American government. To illustrate this history, King draws on the extensive collections of the British Museum--artwork, clothing, tools, and artifacts that demonstrate the wealth of ancient traditions as well as the vitality of contemporary Native culture. These illustrations, all described in detail, form a pictorial document of relations between Europeans and Native American peoples--peoples as profoundly different and as deeply related as the Algonquians and the Iroquois, the Chumash of California and the Inuipat of Alaska, the Cree and the Cherokee--from their first contact to their complicated coexistence today.