A Native American encyclopedia : history, culture, and peoples Barry M. Pritzker

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pritzker, Barry.

Contributor:

Pritzker, Barry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Encyclopedias.

Indians of North America.

Physical Description:

xvi, 591 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press , 2000.

Summary:

Describes the origin, history, culture, and location of North American Indian tribes and includes information on their current government, economy, status, and significant contributions. Dispelling myths, answering questions, and stimulating thoughtful avenues for further inquiry, this highly absorbing reference provides a wealth of specific information about over 200 North American Indian groups in Canada and the United States. Readers will easily access important historical and contemporary facts about everything from notable leaders and relations with non-natives to customs, dress, dwellings, weapons, government, and religion. This book is at once exhaustive and captivating, covering myriad aspects of a people spread across a continent divided into ten geographic areas. For easy reference, this work illustrates each Native American group in careful detail. Listed alphabetically, starting with the tribal name, translation, origin, and definition, each entry includes significant facts about the group's location and population, as well as impressive accounts of the group's history and culture. Bringing entries up to date, Barry Pritzker also presents current information on each group's government, economy, legal status, and land holdings. Whether interpreting the term "tribe" (many traditional native American groups were not tribes at all but more like extended families), or describing how a Shoshone woman served as a guide on the Lewis and Clark expedition, Pritzker always presents the material in a clear and lively manner. In light of past and ongoing injustices and the momentum of Indian and Inuit self-determination movements, an understanding of Native American cultures as well as their contributions to contemporary society becomes increasingly important. A magnificent resource, this book liberally provides the essential information necessary to better grasp the history and cultures of North American Indians.

Contents:

Introduction

Southwest

California

Northwest Coast

Great Basin

Plateau

Great Plains

Southeast

Northeast Woodlands

Subarctic

Arctic

Glossary

Bibliography

Appendix one: Alaska Native villages, by language

Appendix two: Anca Village Corporations

Index.

Notes:

Previously published under title: Native Americans.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

The Indian Rights Association Complementary Collection.

Related Work:

Pritzker, Barry. Native Americans.

Other Format:

Online version: Pritzker, Barry. Native American encyclopedia.

ISBN:

0195138775

9780195138771

019513897X (hb)

9780195138979 (hb)

OCLC:

42683042

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