ABSTRACT

Written in an easy-to-read, narrative format, this volume provides the most comprehensive coverage of North American Indians from earliest evidence through 1990. It shows Indians as "a people with history" and not as primitives, covering current ideological issues and political situations including treaty rights, sovereignty, and repatriation. A must-read for anyone interested in North American Indian history. This is a comprehensive and thought-provoking approach to the history of the native peoples of North America (including Mexico and Canada) and their civilizations.For Native American courses taught in anthropology, history and Native American Studies.

chapter 1|18 pages

America’s Earliest Humans

chapter 2|74 pages

The Rise of the Mexican Nations

chapter 3|55 pages

The Greater Southwest

chapter 4|58 pages

The Southeast

chapter 5|59 pages

The Northeast

chapter 6|67 pages

The Prairie-Plains

chapter 7|65 pages

The Intermontane West and California

chapter 8|49 pages

The Northwest Coast

chapter 9|78 pages

The Arctic and Subarctic