This land was theirs : a study of Native North Americans
Record details
- ISBN: 9780195367409
- ISBN: 0195367405
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Physical Description:
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xvii, 531 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm - Edition: 9th ed.
- Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 1: Learning About Native Americans -- Bison and Americans -- Indians in popular culture -- Who is a Native American? -- Population figures -- Where did Native Americans originate? -- Synopsis of pre-Columbian archaeology north of Mexico -- How have Native American cultures been studied? -- What do non-Natives know about indigenous American languages? -- Grouping tribes -- Additional sources -- Selected bibliography -- 2: Indian-Non-Indian Relations -- Early contact -- Destruction and displacement of peoples -- US treaties -- Canada, the first nations -- Greenland in brief -- Administration of US Indian affairs -- Forces fostering Native American identity -- Recent history -- Native American and anthropologist -- Comparing cultures -- Additional sources -- Selected bibliography -- 3: Netsilik: Seal Hunting And Snowhouse Eskimos -- Traditional life -- Historical developments -- Recent changes -- Additional sources -- Selected bibliography -- 4: Chipewyan: Subarctic Hunters -- Traditional life -- Historical developments -- Becoming modern at snowdrift (Lutselk'e, Lutsel k'e) -- Contemporary Lutselk'e -- Sayisi band -- Additional sources -- Selected bibliography -- 5: Lower Kootenai: Plateau Fishers And Hunters -- Traditional life -- Historical developments -- Selected comparisons -- Additional sources -- Selected bibliography -- 6: Western Shoshone: Subduers Of The High Desert -- Traditional life -- Historical developments -- Battle mountain colony -- Additional sources -- Selected bibliography -- 7: Crow: Plains Raiders And Bison Hunters -- Baseline ethnography -- Historical developments -- Later history -- Other dimensions -- Additional sources -- Selected bibliography -- 8: Cahuilla: Gatherers in the Desert -- Traditional life -- Historical developments -- Agua Caliente band -- Additional sources -- Selected bibliography -- 9: Tlingit: Alaskan Salmon Fishers -- Traditional life -- Early history -- Later history -- Regional corporation -- Additional sources -- Selected bibliography -- 10: Hopi: Farmers Of The Desert -- Traditional life -- Historical developments -- Becoming modern -- Additional sources -- Selected bibliography -- 11: Navajo: Transformations Among A Desert People --Background -- Historical developments -- Earlier reservation years -- Recent past -- Contemporary scene -- Additional issues -- Additional sources -- Selected bibliography -- 12: Iroquois: Warriors And Farmers Of The Eastern Woodlands -- Early historic life -- Historical developments -- Six nations reserve -- Sovereignty -- Additional sources -- Selected bibliography -- 13: Eastern Cherokee: Farmers Of The Southeast -- People, population, and language -- Ethnographic background -- Historical developments -- Eastern band of Cherokee -- Contemporary scene -- Additional sources -- Selected bibliography -- 14: Natchez: Sophisticated Farmers Of The Deep South -- Traditional life -- Ceremonies -- Tattooed serpent's oration -- Natchez history -- Additional sources -- Selected bibliography -- 15: Overviews -- Indian gaming highlights -- Federal administration -- Relocation programs -- Unrecognized tribes -- Diabetes and Native Americans -- Indians as environmentalists -- Tribalism -- National Museum of the American Indian -- Tribal sovereignty -- Summarizing thoughts -- Additional sources -- Selected bibliography -- Appendix A: Material culture sample -- Appendix B: Additional Native American resources -- Glossary -- Pronunciation guide -- Name index -- Subject index. |
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Subject: | Indians of North America |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | E 77 .O8 2009 | 30775305532930 | General Collection | Available | - |