The Native American world / Donna Hightower Langston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hightower-Langston, Donna, 1953-

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central.

Series:

Wiley desk reference

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--History--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Social life and customs--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Indians of North America--Social life and customs.

History.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 445 pages) : illustrations.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, [2003]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

From the Algonquin to the Assiniboine, the Lenape to the Lumbee, and the Wichita to the Wiyot, the Native American way of life has managed to endure over the centuries thanks to the persistence and dedication of generations of American Indians. At one time, hundreds of tribes and languages existed, and important events were documented with petroglyphs, drawings, and oral stories. Today, many Native American communities struggle with educational woes and high dropout rates, the lack of quality health care, and unemployment, even as a revitalization in language and spiritual gatherings is taking place. Their story is far from over -- and makes for a fascinating, inspiring, and emotional journey. In The Native American World, Donna Hightower-Langston has captured the dramatic history and vibrant cultural traditions of the Native American people in one authoritative, accessible volume. Divided into four major sections, this comprehensive sourcebook addresses all the important aspects of Native American life, from the earliest Paleo-Indians to the present day. You'll find more than 350 vivid, well-written narrative entries that cover 150 tribal groups, plus every important war, law, treaty, religious practice, agency, leader, noteworthy individual, and organization.

Supplemented with more than 90 vivid illustrations and a detailed table of contents for easy access, The Native American World introduces the reader to such influential persons as Deganawida, the founder of the Iroquois League; Wilma Pearl Mankiller, the first female chief of the largest Indian nation today; Mangas Coloradas, a Mimbreno Apache leader in the early Apache Wars; and Sequoyah, the inventor of the Cherokee writing system. The book also examines the most significant historical milestones, from the Black Hawk Conflict and the Everglades Reclamation Policy to King Philip's War and the Wounded Knee Occupation. In addition, sidebars offer first-person accounts and narratives that bring the text to life, allowing a more personal look into the experiences of these brave people...from the Cherokee chief Dragging Canoe, who watched helplessly as his people were forced from their lands; to Ely Parker, the first Indian commissioner of Indian affairs, who wrote the surrender document at Appomattox that effectively ended the Civil War; to the last words of Tsali, a martyr who bravely faced a firing squad in 1838. Providing fast, fingertip access, The Native American World is the resource of choice for history buffs, students, and anyone who wants to better understand the indigenous peoples of North America.

Contents:

Culture

Adena (mound building) culture

Agricultural period

Anasazi

ancient peoples

Archaic period

atlatl or spear thrower

basket makers

beads

Beringa

buffalo

Clovis Spear-Point culture

Desert-Cochise culture

Folsom Spear-Point culture (Spear Throwing)

Formative period

Ghost Dance

Hohokam culture

Hopewell culture

horse

medicine

Mississippian culture

Mogollon culture

Native American Church

Norse

Old Copper culture

Old Cordilleran culture

Paleo-Indian period

Plano (Plainview) Spear-Point culture

potlatch

pottery making

Poverty Point culture

Pueblo

Red Paint people

Sandia Spear-Point culture

totem poles

vision quest

Woodland Cultures

Individuals

Aquash, Anna Mae

Banks, Dennis

Big Foot (Spotted Elk)

Brandt, Joseph

Captain Jack

Chief Joseph (Joseph Younger, Hinmaton Yalatik, Hin-Mah-Too-Yah-Laht-Ket)

Chisholm, Jesse

Cochise

Columbus, Christopher

Crazy Horse (Tashunka Witco)

Curtis, Charles

Deer, Ada

Deganawida

Deloria, Ella Cara

Deloria, Vine, Jr.

Deskaheh (Levi General)

Dull Knife

Franklin, Benjamin

Geronimo

Handsome Lake (Ganeodiyo)

Hiawatha

LaDuke, Winona

LaFlesche Picotte, Susan

Mangas Coloradas

Mankiller, Wilma Pearl (A-ji-luhsgi, Asgaya-dihi [flower and protector of the village])

Manuelito

McCloud, Janet

Means, Russell

Momaday, Navarre Scott

Parker, Ely Samuel (Deioninohogawen, Donehogawa; Ha-sa-no-an-da).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-445).

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Hightower-Langston, Donna, 1953- Native American world.

ISBN:

0471436550

9780471436553

Publisher Number:

99990106763

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