Native American Art: From Totems to Textiles
Native American Art: From Totems to Textiles

Author: Joan Stoltman

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2017-12-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 153820875X

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"Native American art encompasses a multitude of crafts, including rugs, baskets, pottery, and wood carvings. Creativity had no limits in native America. Fortunately, many artifacts and remnants exist which showcase the boundless ingenuity of past as well as modern-day artists, who continue the time-honored traditions of their people. This valuable volume, a support to cultural studies, highlights stunning artwork of various native peoples, accompanied by fascinating facts about the process of creating each impressive piece."

Native American Clothing: From Moccasins to Mukluks
Native American Clothing: From Moccasins to Mukluks

Author: Arthur K. Britton

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2017-12-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1538208822

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The clothing of native peoples reveals much about the resources available to them, the climate in which they lived, their customs, and their creativity with textiles. This concise guide to native clothing features different apparel worn by a variety of tribes across America. Carefully chosen photographs support the information in the engaging text, while readers won’t forget the important facts they learn in "Did You Know?" boxes throughout the volume.

Native American Homes: From Longhouses to Wigwams
Native American Homes: From Longhouses to Wigwams

Author: P. V. Knight

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2017-12-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 153820892X

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Most native peoples live in modern homes today, but years ago, they lived in vastly different dwellings. These inventive buildings were constructed of available natural resources, such as wood, grass, and adobe bricks, without the use of machinery we rely on today. Readers will appreciate the vivid photographs that accompany the interesting text and surprising fact boxes in this indispensable volume, beneficial to any elementary social studies classroom.

Native American Food: From Salmon to Succotash
Native American Food: From Salmon to Succotash

Author: Melissa Raé Shofner

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2017-12-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1538208784

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Native Americans hunted, fished, farmed, gathered, and raised animals for food. Depending on where they lived, this meant one tribe’s diet could be vastly different from another tribe’s. Food is always an attention-grabbing topic, and readers will find this book especially interesting as they learn about the culinary dishes and traditions of a variety of peoples across America. Fact boxes offer additional information and contribute to the eye-catching layout.

Native American Governments: From Tribal Councils to Constitutions
Native American Governments: From Tribal Councils to Constitutions

Author: Sarah Machajewski

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2017-12-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1538208865

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Since ancient times, many native peoples across America governed themselves with a tribal council or another system of government. Many developed constitutions to codify their laws as well. This important aspect of Native American history is carefully explained in this well-researched and accessible book, which focuses on the governments of several native peoples. Historical images, interesting fact boxes, and a colorful design make this significant subject even more appealing to young historians.

Native American Ceremonies and Celebrations: From Potlatches to Powwows
Native American Ceremonies and Celebrations: From Potlatches to Powwows

Author: Kate Mikoley

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2017-12-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1538208903

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Native American celebrations are packed with symbolic gestures and intriguing details. A kind of party called a potlatch, staged by native peoples of the Pacific Northwest, was marked by guests receiving gifts, not giving them, and were sometimes put on to get back at an enemy. This appealing volume about a high-interest aspect of native cultures highlights several celebrations and ceremonies important to Native Americans across North America. Thought-provoking fact boxes, historical images, and modern-day customs will engage readers of all levels.

American Indian Culture [2 volumes]
American Indian Culture [2 volumes]

Author: Bruce E. Johansen

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2015-09-22

Total Pages: 803

ISBN-13: 1440828741

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This invaluable resource provides a comprehensive historical and demographic overview of American Indians along with more than 100 cross-referenced entries on American Indian culture, exploring everything from arts, literature, music, and dance to food, family, housing, and spirituality. American Indian Culture: From Counting Coup to Wampum is organized by cultural form (Arts; Family, Education, and Community; Food; Language and Literature; Media and Popular Culture; Music and Dance; Spirituality; and Transportation and Housing). Examples of topics covered include icons of Native culture, such as pow wows, Indian dancing, and tipi dwellings; Native art forms such as pottery, rock art, sandpainting, silverwork, tattooing, and totem poles; foods such as corn, frybread, and wild rice; and Native Americans in popular culture. The extensive introductory section, breadth of topics, accessibly written text, and range of perspectives from the many contributors make this work a must-have resource for high school and undergraduate audiences.

Arts & Crafts of the Native American Tribes
Arts & Crafts of the Native American Tribes

Author: Michael Johnson

Publisher: Firefly Books Limited

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9781554079025

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"Details how Native American culture evolved, the artifacts produced on the continent and the ways they were made, and the techniques of decoration and embellishment that utilized a variety of disparate natural commodities that depended on geographical necessity and abundance"--Jacket flap.

Totems to Turquoise
Totems to Turquoise

Author: Kari Chalker

Publisher:

Published: 2004-12-07

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13:

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« Totems to Turquoise: Native North American Jewelry Arts of the Northwest and Southwest celebrates the timeless beauty and power of the jewelry of the American Southwest and Northwest Coast, two regions with distinguished traditions of visual creation whose contemporary artists continue to work in the best of those traditions while expanding upon them to make jewelry an art form expressive of individual vision and creativity." "Lavishly illustrated, both with historical photographs and a wealth of new photography commissioned for this publication, Totems to Turquoise: Native North American Jewelry Arts of the Northwest and Southwest will be an important resource for students, scholars, designers, and indeed for anyone who loves beautiful and well-made objects. 185 illustrations, including 150 plates in full color. »--Résumé de l'éditeur.