Native Nations
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-4422-5145-8 (ISBN)
Combining historical background with discussion of contemporary Native nations and their living cultures, this comprehensive text introduces students to some of the many indigenous peoples in North America. The book is organized into parts corresponding to regional divisions within which similar, though not identical, cultural practices developed. Each part opens with an overview of the topography, climate, and natural resources in the area, and describes the range of cultural practices and beliefs grounded in the area. Subsequent chapters are devoted to specific tribal groups, their history, and the conditions of contemporary Native communities.
Nancy Bonvillain provides context for the regional and tribe-specific chapters through a brief overview of Native American history beginning around 1500 and covering the early period of European exploration and colonization. She details both U.S. and Canadian policies affecting the lives, cultures, and survival of more than five hundred Native nations on this continent. Finally, she offers up-to-date demographics and addresses significant social, economic, and political issues concerning Native communities.
The second edition features new material throughout, including a new two-chapter section on the Native nations of the Plateau, expanded introductory material addressing topics such as climate change and recent Supreme Court decisions, up-to-date demographic and economic data, and more.
Nancy Bonvillain is professor of anthropology and linguistics at Bard College at Simon’s Rock. She is author of several university-level textbooks (Cultural Anthropology; Language, Culture, and Communication; Women and Men) in addition to numerous specialized books written for young readers about Native Americans, including The Zuni, The Santee Sioux, The Hopi, The Teton Sioux, The Sac and Fox, The Haidas, The Cheyennes, The Mohawk, The Huron, The Nez Perce, The Navajos, Hiawatha, and Black Hawk.
Brief Table of Contents
List of Tables
Preface to the Second Edition
1.Introduction
Part I: Native North America
2.A Short History
3.Native Communities Today
Part II: The Northeast
Iroquois Story of the Origin of the False Faces
4.Native Nations of the Northeast
5.The Mohawks
6.The Mi’kmaqs
Part III: The Southeast
Choctaw Story of Creation
7.Native Nations of the Southeast
8.The Choctaws
Part IV: The Plains
9.Native Nations of the Plains
10.The Teton Lakotas
11.The Hidatsas
Part V: The Great Basin
12.Native Nations of the Great Basin
13.The Shoshones
Part VI: The Southwest
14.Native Nations of the Southwest
15.The Zunis
16.The Diné (or Navajos)
Part VII: California
17.Native Nations of California
18.The Pomos
Part VIII: The Plateau
19.Native Nations of the Plateau
20.The Nez Perce
Part IX: The Northwest Coast
21.Native Nations of the Northwest Coast
22.The Kwakwaka’wakw (or Kwakiutls)
Part X The Subarctic and Arctic
23.Native Nations of the Subarctic and Arctic
24.The Innu (or Montagnais)
25.The Inuit
Appendix: Websites for Native Nations in the United States and Canada
Credits
Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.1.2017 |
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Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 203 x 254 mm |
Gewicht | 953 g |
Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4422-5145-X / 144225145X |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4422-5145-8 / 9781442251458 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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