Timelines of Native American history : through the centuries with Mother Earth and Father Sky / Susan Hazen-Hammond.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hazen-Hammond, Susan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--History--Chronology.

Indians of North America.

History.

Genre:

Chronologies.

Physical Description:

xii, 332 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Berkley Pub. Group, 1997.

Summary:

From Blackfoot rules of warfare to Chippewa songs of love, from Mojave creation stories to Sioux prophecies for the future, from Pontiac's War to the Occupation of Alcatraz, this book is a fascinating chronicle of 22,000 years of Native American history and culture. Over 1,500 carefully researched, year-by-year entries provide a comprehensive overview of the Native American experience. Hundreds of informative sidebars lend more detail - from short biographies of famous and lesser known Native Americans to individual tribal histories and customs, to writings, speeches, treaties, and folk stories.

Notes:

"A Perigee book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages [317]-323) and index.

ISBN:

0399523073

OCLC:

35586693