Atlas Of Indian Nations

Author : Anton Treuer
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Atlases
ISBN : 9781426211607

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Atlas of Indian Nations by Anton Treuer Pdf

Using maps, photos and art, and organized by region, a comprehensive atlas tells the story of Native Americans in North America, including details on their religious beliefs, diets, alliances, conflicts, important historical events and tribe boundaries.

Author : Carl Waldman,Molly Braun
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781438126715

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Atlas of the North American Indian by Carl Waldman,Molly Braun Pdf

Presents an illustrated reference that covers the history, culture and tribal distribution of North American Indians.

Author : Anton Treuer
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : 9781426206641

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Indian Nations of North America by Anton Treuer Pdf

Categorized into eight geographical regions, this encyclopedic reference examines the history, beliefs, traditions, languages, and lifestyles of indigenous peoples of North America.

Author : Anton Treuer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-06
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1786842769

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Atlas of Indian Nations by Anton Treuer Pdf

In the most comprehensive atlas of Native American history and culture available, the story of the North American Indian is told through maps, photos, art, and archival cartography. Organized by region, this encyclopedic reference details Indian tribes in these areas: beliefs, sustenance, shelter,alliances and animosities, key historical events, and more.

Author : IAN BARNES
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-16
Category : History
ISBN : 0785837442

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Historical Atlas of Native Americans by IAN BARNES Pdf

Historical Atlas of Native Americans is a detailed and comprehensive exploration of the social, political, and geographical history of the indigenous peoples or North America. With beautiful, computer-generated maps and charts based on the latest academic research, readers can see the original positioning of Native American peoples before the arrival of Europeans. Traditional language groups and trade routes are charted, along with their enforced movements to make way for colonizers. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of women in tribal society, the traditional familial and societal structures of Native Americans, and their diverse cultural values and practices. The atlas starts with the early migration of peoples across the Bering Land Bridge and follows how they spent their lives before European settlers arrived. This thorough guide includes detailed chapters on the remarkable civilizations of the Incas, Maya, and Aztecs, as well as the lesser-known Mississippian society, the Hohokum, and the Anasazi. The creation stories of different people, their art and culture, plus kinship and the way their societies were constructed are discussed, while maps show the complex trade routes that crossed the continent and the different languages they spoke. The book explores the crucial first contacts with European colonists, as well as the sometimes hostile interactions they had with explorers like the Vikings and Christopher Columbus. Over 100 color photographs and illustrations help illuminate the events that have shaped Native American history.

Author : Carl Waldman
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : 9781438110103

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Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes by Carl Waldman Pdf

A comprehensive, illustrated encyclopedia which provides information on over 150 native tribes of North America, including prehistoric peoples.

Author : Alvin M. Josephy
Publisher : Pimlico
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2005-02
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : 1844138267

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500 Nations by Alvin M. Josephy Pdf

This is the stirring, epic story of the hundreds of Indian nations that have inhabited North America for more than 15,000 years and of their centuries-long struggle with the Europeans. It is a story of friendship, treachery, courage and war, beginning when Columbus disembarked at Hispaniola among the Arawaks in 1492, and comes to a climax when the last groups of Sioux were moved onto a reservation following the massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890.We meet men and women, heroes and villains through their own words, their lives recreated from memory, memoir, and ancient documents: Massasoit, whose greeting to the Mayflower pilgrims - 'Welcome, Englishmen' - was given in their own language; Pocahontas, whose father's intervention on behalf of John Smith ironically changed the course of her life; Deganawida, known as the Peace Maker, whose Great Law laid the foundation for the confederacy among the five nations of the Iroquois, which in turn may have influenced the colonists' fledging efforts at confederation; Sequoyah, inventor of the Cherokee alphabet; Tecumseh, the charismatic Shawnee leader; Satanta, who led the Kiowa resistance; Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce; Cochise and Geronimo of the Apaches; Red Cloud, Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse of the Sioux...Written by the celebrated historian Alvin M. Josephy, Jr., lavishly illustrated with nearly 500 paintings, woodcuts, drawings, photographs, and Indian artifacts, this thrilling and beautiful book shows us the many worlds of North America's Indians, as we have never seen them before.

Author : Helen Hornbeck Tanner
Publisher : Civilization of the American I
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : History
ISBN : 0806120568

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Atlas of Great Lakes Indian History by Helen Hornbeck Tanner Pdf

Historical maps of the Great Lakes region document Indian civilization

Author : Rick Sapp
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780785835875

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Native Americans State by State by Rick Sapp Pdf

Native Americans State by State details the history of the tribes associated with every state of the Union and the provinces of Canada, from past to present. Each state entry contains its own maps and timeline. The 2010 census identified 5.2 million people in the United States as American Indian or Alaskan Natives—less than 2% of the overall population of nearly 309 million. In Canada, the percentage is 4%—1.1 million of a total population of around 34 million. Most of these people live on reservations or in areas set aside for them in the nineteenth century. The numbers are very different from those in the sixteenth century, when European colonists brought disease and a rapacious desire for land and wealth with them from the Old World. While estimates vary considerably, it seems safe to estimate the native population as being at least 10 million. Ravaged by smallpox, chicken pox, measles, and what effectively amounted to genocide, this number had fallen to 600,000 in 1800 and 250,000 in the 1890s. Those who were left often had been moved many miles away from their original tribal lands. Native Americans State by State is a superb reference work that covers the history of the tribes, from earliest times till today, examining the early pre-Columbian civilizations, the movements of the tribes after the arrival of European colonists and their expansion westwards, and the reanimation of Indian culture and political power in recent years. It covers the area from the Canadian Arctic to the Rio Grande—and the wide range of cultural differences and diverse lifestyles that exist. Illustrated with regional maps and a dazzling portfolio of paintings, photographs, and artwork, it provides a dramatic introduction not only to the history of the 400 main tribes, but to the huge range of American Indian material culture.

Author : Joy Harjo
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780393867923

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Living Nations, Living Words: An Anthology of First Peoples Poetry by Joy Harjo Pdf

A powerful, moving anthology that celebrates the breadth of Native poets writing today. Joy Harjo, the first Native poet to serve as U.S. Poet Laureate, has championed the voices of Native peoples past and present. Her signature laureate project gathers the work of contemporary Native poets into a national, fully digital map of story, sound, and space, celebrating their vital and unequivocal contributions to American poetry. This companion anthology features each poem and poet from the project—including Natalie Diaz, Ray Young Bear, Craig Santos Perez, Sherwin Bitsui, and Layli Long Soldier, among others—to offer readers a chance to hold the wealth of poems in their hands. The chosen poems reflect on the theme of place and displacement and circle the touchpoints of visibility, persistence, resistance, and acknowledgment. Each poem showcases, as Joy Harjo writes in her stirring introduction, “that heritage is a living thing, and there can be no heritage without land and the relationships that outline our kinship.” In this country, poetry is rooted in the more than five hundred living indigenous nations. Living Nations, Living Words is a representative offering.

Author : Jeff Zucker,Kay Hummel,Bob Høgfoss
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : History
ISBN : WISC:89060388360

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Oregon Indians by Jeff Zucker,Kay Hummel,Bob Høgfoss Pdf

Information concerning Oregon Indian tribes, notably: Cathlamet, (Chinook), Siletz, Yaquina, Alsea, Sitslaw, Coos, Coquille, Umpqua, Clatsop, Cooniac, Clatskanie, Multnomah, Cascades, Clackamas, Wasco, Wyam, Tenico, John Day, Tygh, Umatilla, Cayuse, Nez Perce, Klamath, Modoc, Shasta, Creek, Latgawa, Tolowa, Chetco, Kwatami, Tututni.

Author : Michael Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : PSU:000060278890

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Encyclopedia of Native Tribes of North America by Michael Johnson Pdf

Entries describe the location, population, history, and customs of tribes native to North America.

Author : David Hurst Thomas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 1572153032

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The Native Americans by David Hurst Thomas Pdf

Illustrated with photographs, maps, and the work of both historic and contemporary artists, this book is a comprehensive history of the native peoples of North America.

Author : Cynthia O'Brien
Publisher : National Geographic Kids
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 9781426334535

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National Geographic Kids Encyclopedia of American Indian History and Culture by Cynthia O'Brien Pdf

"Complete with compelling stories told by tribal members and customs passed down through the ages, historical milestones, and profiles of prominent, modern-day leaders, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE is a richly illustrated and authoritative family reference." -- page 4 of cover.

Author : Cyrus Thomas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1899
Category : Indian land transfers
ISBN : LCCN:13023487

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Indian Land Cessions in the United States by Cyrus Thomas Pdf