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• Features an organization designed to be used in conjunction with the Handbook of North American Indians, published by the Smithsonian Institution, and offers detailed descriptions of the culture areas defined in it.
• “Sidelights” throughout the text provide short explanations of interesting aspects of native culture.
• Provides Internet resources for students to supplement reading material.
• Highlights important individuals in the “VIP Profile” mini-biographies.
• Includes examples of Native American views on several important current issues.
• Offers sections on geography, environment, prehistory, history, and ethnography in each chapter.
• Contains an extensive bibliography to aid students in their research.
• An Instructor's Manual/Test Bank is now available to supplement the text.

New To This Edition

• Entirely updated Chapter 12, “Native Peoples of the Southeast” based on the newly published Southeast Volume XIV of the Handbook of North American Indians.
• Each chapter has been thoroughly updated and all content fine-tuned.
  

Table of Contents

1. Introduction.

The Geography of North America.

Culture Areas.

Native North Americans.

A Brief History of Research on Native North Americans.

A General Prehistory of North America.

Sidelight: The Domesticated “Wilderness.”

Sidelight: Weapons Technology.

2. European Invasion and Conquest.

The Norse Discovery.

Columbus and the Early Exploration of North America.

European Colonies in North America.

A History of Governmental Policies toward Native Americans.

The Cultural and Biological Impact of European Intrusion.

The Fur Trade.

Sidelight: The Spanish Mission System.

Sidelight: Native Tobacco: Then and Now.

3. Native Peoples of the Arctic.

Geography and Environment.

A Basic Prehistory of the Arctic.

A Brief History of Ethnographic Research.

A Broad Portrait of Arctic Groups.

Sidelight: Arctic Art.

The Aleut: An Arctic Case Study.

The Intuit of Quebec: An Arctic Case Study.

4. Native Peoples of the Subarctic.

Geography and Environment.

A Basic Prehistory of the Subarctic.

A Brief History of Ethnographic Research.

A Broad Portrait of Subarctic Groups.

The Western Woods Cree: A Subarctic Case Study.

5. Native Peoples of the Plateau.

Geography and Environment.

A Basic Prehistory of the Plateau.

A Brief History of Ethnographic Research.

Sidelight: The Modoc War.

A Broad Portrait of Plateau Groups.

The Nez Perce: A Plateau Case Study.

VIP Profile: Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce.

6. Native Peoples of the Northwest Coast.

Geography and Environment.

A Basic Prehistory of the Northwest Coast.

A Brief History of Ethnographic Research.

A Broad Portrait of Northwest Coast Groups.

Sidelight: Northwest Coast Art.

VIP Profile: Chief Seathl.

The Kwakiutl: A Northwest Coast Case Study.

7. Native Peoples of the Great Basin.

Geography and Environment.

A Basic Prehistory of the Great Basin.

VIP Profile: Sarah Winnemucca, Northern Paiute Leader.

A Brief History of Ethnographic Research.

A Broad Portrait of Great Basin Groups.

Sidelight: The Ghost Dance Religion.

The Owens Valley Paiute: A Great Basin Case Study.

8. Native Peoples of California.

Geography and Environment.

A Basic Prehistory of California.

A Brief History of Ethnographic Research.

A Broad Portrait of California Indians.

The Chumash: A California Case Study.

VIP Profile: Ishi: “The Last Wild Indian in North America.”

The Yokuts: A California Case Study.

9. Native Peoples of the Southwest.

Geography and Environment.

A Basic Prehistory of the Southwest.

VIP Profile: Geronimo, Apache Leader.

A Brief History of Ethnographic Research.

A Broad Portrait of Southwestern Pueblo Groups.

A Broad Portrait of Non-Pueblo Southwestern Groups.

Sidelight: The Myth of Don Juan.

The Hopi: A Southwestern Case Study.

The Navajo: A Southwestern Case Study.

Sidelight: The Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute.

The Tarahumara: A Southwestern Case Study.

10. Native Peoples of the Plains.

Geography and Environment.

A Basic Prehistory of the Plains.

VIP Profile: Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa Leader.

A Brief History of Ethnographic Research.

A Broad Portrait of Plains Groups.

The Cheyenne: A Plains Case Study.

The Pawnees: A Plains Case Study.

11. Native Peoples of the Northeast.

Geography and Environment.

A Basic Prehistory of the Northeast.

A Brief History of Ethnographic Research.

A Broad Portrait of Northeastern Groups.

VIP Profile: Pocahontas.

The Iroquois: A Northeast Case Study.

VIP Profile: Hiawatha.

The Ottawa: A Northeast Case Study.

12. Native Peoples of the Southeast.

Geography and Environment.

A Basic Prehistory of the Southeast.

Sidelight: The Development of the Seminole.

A Brief History of Ethnographic Research.

A Broad Portrait of Southeastern Groups.

The Cherokee: A Southeast Case Study.

VIP Profile: Sequoyah, Cherokee Leader.

The Natchez: A Southeast Case Study.

13. Contemporary Issues.

A Revival of Native Culture.

Sidelight: Visiting Native North America.

Native American Politics.

Native American Religion.

The Peyote Religion.

Other Issues.

Courses

Peoples and Cultures of the Americas  [TEXTS]   (Anthropology)
History of Native Americans  (U.S. History)
Native American Anthropology  [TEXTS]   (Anthropology)

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  An Introduction to Native North America provides a basic introduction to the native peoples of North America, including the United States and Canada. 
   
  It covers the history of research, basic prehistory, the European invasion and the impact of Europeans on Native cultures.  Additionally, much of the book is written from the perspective of the ethnographic present, and the various cultures are described as they were at the specific times noted in the text.

  
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