"This superb, fully illustrated reference offers the most up-to-date and essential facts on the identity, kinships, locations, populations and cultural characteristics of some 400 separately identifiable peoples native to the North American continent, both living and extinct, from the Canadian Arctic to the Rio Grande. This revised edition adds 32 pages, updates all facts and provides improved illustrations and maps. The abundance of illustrations...

An introduction to the history, culture, and people of the many Indian tribes that inhabited the region between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains, including the present Prairie provinces of Canada.

An introduction to the history, culture, and people of the many Indian tribes that inhabited the region along the south Atlantic coast of the United States, around the Gulf of Mexico, and west to the Mississippi River.

This concise reference, covering all 376 recognized tribes of the North American continent, examines tribal language, history, culture, and governments. After an overview of a region and language, each tribe is described. The book also explores the Native Americans and their place in U.S. and Canadian history, and concludes with a discussion of Native Americans in modern culture. Illustrations and photos included

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