The British Museum Encyclopedia of Native North America

The British Museum Encyclopedia of Native North America

Author: Rayna Green

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780253213396

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This encyclopedia explores American Indian history from a Native perspective, through alphabetical entries on events, issues, contemporary and historical art, mythology, gender roles, economics, contact between Indians and Europeans, political sovereignty and self-determination, land and environment. Book jacket.


An Introduction to Native North America -- Pearson eText

An Introduction to Native North America -- Pearson eText

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Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-08-26

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 1317347218

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An Introduction to Native North America provides a basic introduction to the native peoples of North America, including both 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.


An Introduction to Native North America

An Introduction to Native North America

Author: Mark Q. Sutton

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-07-28

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 1317219643

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An Introduction to Native North America provides a basic introduction to the Native Peoples of North America, covering what are now the United States, northern Mexico, and Canada. It covers the history of research, basic prehistory, the European invasion and the impact of Europeans on Native cultures. A final chapter covers contemporary Native Americans, including issues of religion, health, and politics. In this updated and revised new edition, Mark Q. Sutton has expanded and improved the existing text as well as adding a new case study, updated the text with new research, and included new perspectives, particularly those of Native peoples. Featuring case studies of several tribes, as well as over 60 maps and images, An Introduction to Native North America is an indispensable tool to those studying the history of North America and Native Peoples of North America. .


Native Women's History in Eastern North America Before 1900

Native Women's History in Eastern North America Before 1900

Author: Rebecca Kugel

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 506

ISBN-13: 9780803227798

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How can we learn more about Native women?s lives in North America in earlier centuries? This question is answered by this landmark anthology, an essential guide to the significance, experiences, and histories of Native women. Sixteen classic essays?plus new commentary?many by the original authors?describe a broad range of research methods and sources offering insight into the lives of Native American women. The authors explain the use of letters and diaries, memoirs and autobiographies, newspaper accounts and ethnographies, census data and legal documents. This collection offers guidelines for extracting valuable information from such diverse sources and assessing the significance of such variables as religious affiliation, changes in women?s power after colonization, connections between economics and gender, and representations (and misrepresentations) of Native women. ø Indispensable to anyone interested in exploring the role of gender in Native American history or in emphasizing Native women?s experiences within the context of women?s history, this anthology helps restore the historical reality of Native women and is essential to an understanding of North American history.


Chronology of American Indian History

Chronology of American Indian History

Author: Liz Sonneborn

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2014-05-14

Total Pages: 481

ISBN-13: 1438109849

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Presents a chronological history of Native Americans detailing significant events from ancient times and before 1492 to the present.


Celebrating Life Customs around the World [3 volumes]

Celebrating Life Customs around the World [3 volumes]

Author: Victoria R. Williams

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2016-11-21

Total Pages: 1427

ISBN-13: 1440836590

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This book documents hundreds of customs and traditions practiced in countries outside of the United States, showcasing the diversity of birth, coming-of-age, and death celebrations worldwide. From the beginning of our lives to the end, all of humanity celebrates life's milestones through traditions and unique customs. In the United States, we have specific events like baby showers, rites of passage such as Bat and Bar Mitzvahs and "sweet 16" birthday parties, and sober end-of-life traditions like obituaries and funeral services that honor those who have died. But what kinds of customs and traditions are practiced in other countries? How do people in other cultures welcome babies, prepare to enter into adulthood, and commemorate the end of the lives of loved ones? This three-volume encyclopedia covers more than 300 birth, life, and death customs, with the books' content organized chronologically by life stage. Volume 1 focuses on birth and childhood customs, Volume 2 documents adolescent and early-adulthood customs, and Volume 3 looks at aging and death customs. The entries in the first volume examine pre-birth traditions, such as baby showers and other gift-giving events, and post-birth customs, such as naming ceremonies, child-rearing practices, and traditions performed to ward off evil or promote good health. The second volume contains information about rites of passage as children become adults, including indigenous initiations, marriage customs, and religious ceremonies. The final volume concludes with coverage on customs associated with aging and death, such as retirement celebrations, elaborate funeral processions, and the creation of fantasy coffins. The set features beautiful color inserts that illustrate examples of celebrations and ceremonies and includes an appendix of excerpts from primary documents that include legislation on government-accepted names, wedding vows, and maternity/paternity leave regulations.


Aboriginal Music in Contemporary

Aboriginal Music in Contemporary

Author: Beverley Diamond

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 519

ISBN-13: 0773539514

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Contemporary Aboriginal music from powwow to hip hop, the people that make it, and the issues that shape it.


Art of the Cherokee

Art of the Cherokee

Author: Susan C. Power

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 9780820327662

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"In addition to tracing the development of Cherokee art, Power reveals the wide range of geographical locales from which Cherokee art has originated. These places include the Cherokee's tribal homeland in the southeast, the tribe's areas of resettlement in the West, and abodes in the United States and beyond to which individuals subsequently moved. Intimately connected to the time and place of its creation, Cherokee art changed along with Cherokee social, political, and economic circumstances. The entry of European explorers into the Southeast, the Trail of Tears, the American Civil War, and the signing of treaties with the U.S. government are among the transforming events in Cherokee art history that Power discusses."--BOOK JACKET.


Reading Native American Literature

Reading Native American Literature

Author: Joseph L. Coulombe

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2011-03-17

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 1136839593

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In this volume, Joseph Coulombe argues that Native American writers use diverse narrative strategies to engage with readers and are ‘writing for connection’ with both Native and non-Native audiences.