North American Indians: A Very Short Introduction
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (571 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B004KK12KS |
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| Number of Pages | : | 108 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Indian Encyclopedia This book outlines every single North American tribe and the extreme difficulties Indians faced due to their removals. One by one Perdue details the most important issues that plagued North American Tribes emphasizing the horrific Federal disregard for treaties and broken promises that still hinder recognition to this day. From the arrival of Soto, through the formation of the Five Civilized Tribes, Perdue gives a brief but solid account of tribal resilience, spiritual pr. Great introduction This book is a great introduction to American Indians. It gives a great chronology of the legal battles between the US government and different nations and tribes. Though it covers a great deal of information and is extremely condensed do not expect to see the individual histories or beliefs of each tribe, especially tribes from the northeast that are only discussed in brevity or completely left out. Over all, this is a great book to get better insight into the history of. Lot's of info packed in a little binding Tim Harlan This book covers a breadth of information that is astounding considering it's size. If the other books in this series are as good I'd recommend those as well.
Going beyond the stereotypes that so often distort our views of Native Americans, this Very Short Introduction offers a historically accurate, deeply engaging, and often inspiring account of the wide array of Native peoples in America.. They describe hunting practices among different tribes, how some made the gradual transition to more settled, agricultural ways of life, the role of kinship and cooperation in Native societies, their varied burial rites and spiritual practices, and many other features of Native American life. When Europeans first