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The Columbia guide to American Indians of the Southeast / Theda Perdue and Michael D. Green.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Perdue, Theda, 1949-
- Series:
- Columbia guides to American Indian history and culture
- The Columbia guides to American Indian history and culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of North America--Southern States--History.
- Indians of North America.
- Southern States.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 325 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, [2001]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Drawing on the very latest research in the fields of archeology, anthropology, and history, this volume examines and synthesizes the history of the Native American peoples of the Southeast. These groups share a complex ancient culture and a rich and tumultuous history. Long before the arrival of white settlers in the region, the Indians began to cultivate corn, beans, squash, and other crops. Agriculture enabled them to live in relatively permanent villages and support a large population. The European invasion radically disrupted this way of life but Native American southerners have displayed both remarkable adaptability and a determination to retain core aspects of their unique identity over more than 350 years of interaction with Euro-American civilization.
- Contents:
- Part I. History and Culture 1
- Chapter 1. Writing About Native Southerners 3
- Archaeology 5
- Documentary Evidence 7
- Ethnographic Research 8
- Oral Traditions 9
- Interpreting Native American History and Culture 10
- Ethnohistory 12
- Chapter 2. Native Southerners 20
- Origins 20
- Paleo-Indians 22
- Archaic 23
- Woodland 25
- Mississippian 27
- Chapter 3. The European Invasion 34
- The Conquistadores 34
- Depopulation 40
- A New World in the Southeast 43
- Chapter 4. Native Peoples and Colonial Empires 50
- Spain 50
- England 54
- France 63
- Imperial Wars 65
- Chapter 5. "Civilization" and Removal 72
- Conquered Nations 72
- "Civilization" 75
- The Creek War and the Crisis in Indian Affairs 79
- Tribal Sovereignty and Political Centralization 82
- Removal 86
- Chapter 6. Native Southerners in the West 100
- Settling in the West 101
- Civil War and Reconstruction 104
- Economic Development 108
- Politics and Government 111
- Territorialization and Allotment 114
- Twentieth Century 118
- Chapter 7. Those Who Remained 125
- Remnants 126
- Nations Not Removed 131
- Race 136
- Recognition 141
- Part II. People, Places, and Events, A to Z 151
- 1. Indian Tribes 241
- 2. Bibliographies and Finding Aids 251
- 3. Published Primary Sources 252
- 4. Oral Traditions 259
- 5. Archaeological Studies 260
- 6. General Works 262
- 7. Alabama-Coushattas, Caddoes, and Chitimachas 270
- 8. Apalachees, Timucuas, and Calusas 271
- 9. Catawbas 273
- 10. Cherokees 273
- 11. Chickasaws 280
- 12. Choctaws 281
- 13. Creeks 283
- 14. Lumbees 288
- 15. Powhatans 289
- 16. Seminoles and Miccosukees 290.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Professor Elisabeth J. Tooker Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0231506023
- 9780231506021
- Publisher Number:
- 99954503188
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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