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We Americans tend to mentally melt Indians into one stereotypical group, thus depriving the more than 500 indigenous tribes of their hard-won traditions and history. This large format hardcover corrects that deforming shorthand by providing essential details about key tribes within eight North American regions, including beliefs, sustenance, shelter, alliances, interaction with nature, history, and more. Indian Nations of North America also describes each tribe's encounters with European and U.S. settlers. With its beautiful illustrations and accessible maps, this keepsake volume is as attractive as it is informative.
Overview
Walk with the indigenous people who settled North America —and with their descendants, whose more than 500 tribes range from the Arctic Circle across the Great Plains and to the Eastern Seaboard. Lakota, Cherokee, Navajo, Haida: these groups and many others are profiled in engaging entries and portrayed in magnificent images and maps that authentically evoke each tribe's history and character. Organized into eight geographical regions, this encyclopedic reference gives fascinating details about key tribes within ...