Native Peoples of North America

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stebbins, Susan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Textbooks.

Social sciences.

Cultural and Ethnic Studies--Textbooks.

Cultural and Ethnic Studies.

Anthropology--Textbooks.

Anthropology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Open SUNY [2013]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Native Peoples of North America is intended to be an introductory text about the Native peoples of North America (primarily the United States and Canada) presented from an anthropological perspective. As such, the text is organized around anthropological concepts such as language, kinship, marriage and family life, political and economic organization, food getting, spiritual and religious practices, and the arts. Prehistoric, historic and contemporary information is presented. Each chapter begins with an example from the oral tradition that reflects the theme of the chapter. The text includes suggested readings, videos, and classroom activities. This text was updated September 2019; the changes are detailed in an errata section in the text.

Contents:

Chapter 1: In 1491…

Chapter 2: All Our Relations

Chapter 3: Resources and their Distribution

Chapter 4: Status, Rank, and Power

Chapter 5: Religion and Spiritual Beliefs

Chapter 6: Is There a Word for Art?

Conclusions

References

Videos

Notes:

CC BY-SA

Description based on print resource

OCLC:

861340132