The Columbia Guide to American Indians of the Northeast
The Columbia Guide to American Indians of the Northeast

Author: Kathleen J. Bragdon

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2005-07-06

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 0231504357

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Descriptions of Indian peoples of the Northeast date to the Norse sagas, centuries before permanent European settlement, and the region has been the setting for a long history of contact, conflict, and accommodation between natives and newcomers. The focus of an extraordinarily vital field of scholarship, the Northeast is important both historically and theoretically: patterns of Indian-white relations that developed there would be replicated time and again over the course of American history. Today the Northeast remains the locus of cultural negotiation and controversy, with such subjects as federal recognition, gaming, land claims, and repatriation programs giving rise to debates directly informed by archeological and historical research of the region. The Columbia Guide to American Indians of the Northeast is a concise and authoritative reference resource to the history and culture of the varied indigenous peoples of the region. Encompassing the very latest scholarship, this multifaceted volume is divided into four parts. Part I presents an overview of the cultures and histories of Northeastern Indian people and surveys the key scholarly questions and debates that shape this field. Part II serves as an encyclopedia, alphabetically listing important individuals and places of significant cultural or historic meaning. Part III is a chronology of the major events in the history of American Indians in the Northeast. The expertly selected resources in Part IV include annotated lists of tribes, bibliographies, museums and sites, published sources, Internet sites, and films that can be easily accessed by those wishing to learn more.

The Forced Removal of American Indians from the Northeast
The Forced Removal of American Indians from the Northeast

Author: David W. Miller

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2011-10-10

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 0786487054

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Between the settlement of the Pilgrims in New England in 1620 and the 1850s, native Indians were forced to move west of the Mississippi River. In the process they surrendered, mainly reluctantly, their claims to 412,000 square miles of land east of the Mississippi River and north of the Ohio River and the Mason-Dixon Line. Relying on the words of those involved and pertinent documents, this study gives insight into the thoughts and attitudes of those demanding the movement and the efforts of the Indians to remain. The changes in governmental policies that came about as a result of the Revolutionary War are noted as is the incremental weakening of the Indians as the avalanche of settlers moved west. Attention is given to the policies of George Washington and his secretary of war, Henry Knox, in the early years of the United States.

Northeastern Indian Lives, 1632-1816
Northeastern Indian Lives, 1632-1816

Author: Robert Steven Grumet

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13:

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This collection of fifteen essays examines the lives of important but relatively unknown Native Americans. The chapters explore the complexities of Indian-colonial relations from the seventeenth to the early nineteenth centuries, from Maine to the Ohio Valley. The volume is interdisciplinary, drawing on the methods and insights of social history, cultural anthropology, archaeology, and the study of material culture.

The Indians of the Nipmuck Country in Southern New England, 1630-1750
The Indians of the Nipmuck Country in Southern New England, 1630-1750

Author: Dennis A. Connole

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2003-12-31

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 0786450118

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The North American Indian group known as the Nipmucks was situated in south-central New England and, during the early years of Puritan colonization, remained on the fringes of the expanding white settlements. It was not until their involvement in King Philip's War (1675-1676) that the Nipmucks were forced to flee their homes, their lands to be redistributed among the settlers. This group, which actually includes four tribes or bands--the Nipmucks, Nashaways, Quabaugs, and Wabaquassets--has been enmeshed in myth and mystery for hundreds of years. This is the first comprehensive history of their way of life and its transformation with the advent of white settlement in New England. Spanning the years between the Nipmucks' first encounters with whites until the final disposal of their lands, this history focuses on Indian-white relations, the position or status of the Nipmucks relative to the other major New England tribes, and their social and political alliances. Settlement patterns, population densities, tribal limits, and land transactions are also analyzed as part of the tribe's historical geography. A bibliography allows for further research on this mysterious and often misunderstood people group.

Northeast Indians
Northeast Indians

Author: Donald M. Silver

Publisher: Teaching Resources

Published: 2005-10-01

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 9780439241168

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Meticulously researched, accurate, and informative—the paper models and lessons in this book will help you teach about Native American tribes of the Northeast. Focusing mainly on the pre-colonial period, students will learn where different tribes lived, about tribal histories and cultures, and how different peoples met their needs for shelter, clothing, food, transportation, and more. Each reproducible model comes with easy how-to’s, a step by step lesson, and extension activities.

Native Peoples of the Northeast
Native Peoples of the Northeast

Author: Liz Sonneborn

Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)

Published: 2016-08

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 1467779334

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Long before the United States existed as a nation, the Northeast region was home to more than thirty independent American Indian groups. Each group had its own language, political system, and culture. Their ways of life depended on the climate, landscape, and natural resources of the areas where they lived. - The Lenape carved tulip tree trunks into canoes that held as many as fifty people. - The Huron used moose hair to stitch delicate patterns on clothing and on birch bark boxes. - The Menominee combined cornmeal, dried deer meat, maple sugar, and wild rice to make a traveling snack called pemmican. In the twenty-first century, many American Indians still call the Northeast home. Discover what the varied nations of the Northeast have in common and what makes each of them unique.

Easy Make and Learn Projects - The Human Body
Easy Make and Learn Projects - The Human Body

Author: Donald M. Silver

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2000-02

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9780439040877

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Contains easy instructions for making twenty models, manipulatives, and mini-books that will teach students in grades two through four about the human body.

Picture Rocks
Picture Rocks

Author: Edward J. Lenik

Publisher: UPNE

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9781584651970

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Located along rivers, at the edges of lakes, on mountain boulders, in rock shelters, on rock ledges where the continent meets the ocean, and tucked into parks and public places, American Indian rock art offers tantilizing glimpses of the signs and symbols of a Native American culture. Picture Rocks documents all known permanent petroglyph and pictograph sites from the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, the six New England states, New York, and New Jersey. Some sites are subject to disputes over their origins—Indian or Portuguese? Some are ancient, and others, such as the work of the Mi’kmaq, were executed in the past 200 years. Many of these sites are little known; others, like those at Bellows Falls, Vermont, are sources of great local pride and appear on city walking tours. Interspersing his own interpretations with comments from scholars and Native American storytellers, Edward J. Lenik provides a definitive look at an extraordinary art form. Two hundred illustrations include historic sketches by early Euro-American colonists, nineteenth-century photographs, and recent photographs and drawings of the current conditions of many sites.