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English
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492—from “a remarkably engaging writer” (The New York Times Book Review).
Contrary to what so many Americans learn in school, the pre-Columbian Indians were not sparsely settled in a pristine wilderness; rather, there were huge
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"From the author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Maud's Line, an epic novel that follows a web of complex family alliances and culture clashes in the Cherokee Nation during the aftermath of the Civil War, and the unforgettable woman at its center"--
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Publisher
University of Tennessee Press
Pub. Date
1976.
Physical Desc
xviii, 573 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
History concerning the following American Indian tribes: Timucuan, Apalachee, Guale, Natchez, Houma, Chitimacha, Cherokee, Seminole, Catawba, Chickasaw, Caddo, Choctaw, Upper Creek, Alabama, Koasatis, Lower Creek, Yuchi.
"The Indians of the Southeastern United States enjoyed the richest and most advanced level of culture of any native people north of Mexico. Hardly any of their achievements are remembered today, however, and more than any of the...
8) Wampanoag
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Series
Publisher
Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 21 x 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
This title introduces readers to the Wampanoagpeople. Text covers traditional ways of life, including social structure, homes, food, art, clothing, and more. Also discussed is contact with Europeans, as well as how the people keep their culture alive today. Table of contents, map, fun facts, timeline, glossary, and index included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.Big Buddy Books is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a...
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Language
English
Description
"A book that radically changes our understanding of North America before and after the arrival of Europeans Encounters at the Heart of the World concerns the Mandan Indians, iconic Plains people whose teeming, busy towns on the upper Missouri River were for centuries at the center of the North American universe. We know of them mostly because Lewis and Clark spent the winter of 1804-1805 with them, but why don't we know more? Who were they really?...
12) Chickasaw
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Series
Publisher
Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 21 x 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents information about the Native American tribe known as Chickasaw, describing their history, clothing, food, social roles, hunting customs, religious beliefs, and decline in the nineteenth century after the Indian Removal Act.
13) Pueblo
Author
Series
Publisher
Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 21 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
This title introduces readers to the Pueblo people. Text covers traditional ways of life, including social structure, homes, food, art, clothing, and more. Also discussed is contact with Europeans, as well as how the people keep their culture alive today. Table of contents, map, fun facts, timeline, glossary, and index included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Big Buddy Books is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a...
Author
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Pub. Date
c2002
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xiii, 386 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The most complete and current history of the largest American Indian nation in the U.S., based on extensive new archival research, traditional histories, interviews, and personal observation.
Author
Series
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
300 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Born in a time of violent upheaval, young Odion and his little sister, Tutelo, live in fear that one day Yellowtail Village will be attacked. When that day comes and Odion and Tutelo are marched away as slaves, Odion's only hope is that his parents are tracking them, coming to rescue them. They are. But War Chief Koracoo and Deputy Gonda think they are tracking an ordinary war party herding captive women and children to an enemy village. Instead,...
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