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This Land Was Theirs; A Study of Native North Americans

ISBN: 9780195178104 | 0195178106
Edition: 8th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 4/14/2005

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SummaryTable of Contents
Wendell H. Oswalt taught at UCLA for thirty-two years.
This Land Was Theirs examines the traditional and contemporary lifeways of twelve North American Indian tribes. Ranging from the Netsilik hunters who straddle the Arctic Circle to the Natchez farmers of the lower Mississippi River area, the tribes represent each culture area and various levelsof socioeconomic complexity among Native Americans. Each chapter focuses on a specific group and culture area, providing students with a detailed portrait of the geographi... MORE
Prefacexv
Questions about Native Americans
1(31)
Bison and Americans
2(2)
... MORE
Indians in Popular Culture
4(2)
Who Is a Native American?
6(3)
Population Figures
9(1)
Where Did Native Americans Originate?
10(3)
Precontact History North of Mexico: An Overview
13(4)
How Have Native American Cultures Been Studied?
17(4)
What Do We Know of Native American Languages?
21(3)
Grouping Tribes
24(5)
Additional Sources
29(1)
Selected Bibliography
29(3)
Indian--Non-Indian Relations
32(37)
Early Contact
33(3)
Destruction and Displacement of Peoples
36(2)
U.S. Treaties
38(2)
Administration of U.S. Indian Affairs
40(1)
Canada, the First Nations
41(2)
Greenland in Brief
43(1)
Landmark U.S. Indian Policies
43(3)
Forces Fostering Native American Identity
46(8)
Recent History
54(8)
Native Americans and Anthropologists
62(3)
Comparing Cultures
65(1)
Additional Sources
66(1)
Selected Bibliography
67(2)
The Netsilik: Seal Hunting and Snowhouse Eskimos
69(35)
Aboriginal Life
72(22)
Historical Developments
94(4)
Recent Changes
98(4)
Additional Sources
102(1)
Selected Bibliography
102(2)
The Chipewyan: Subarctic Hunters
104(34)
Aboriginal Life
106(11)
Early History
117(3)
Becoming Modern at Snowdrift (Lutselk'e, Lutsel K'e)
120(8)
Contemporary Lutselk'e
128(7)
Additional Sources
135(1)
Selected Bibliography
136(2)
The Lower Kootenai: Plateau Fishers and Hunters
138(32)
Aboriginal Life
141(14)
Historical Changes
155(12)
Select Comparisons: Bonners Ferry Kootenai (BFK) and Creston Kootenary (CK)
167(1)
Additional Sources
168(1)
Selected Bibliography
168(2)
The Western Shoshone: Subduers of the High Desert
170(32)
Aboriginal Life
173(11)
Early Historical Developments
184(4)
Later History
188(3)
The Battle Mountain Colony
191(8)
Additional Sources
199(1)
Selected Bibliography
200(2)
The Crow: Plains Raiders and Bison Hunters
202(37)
Baseline Ethnography
203(21)
Early History
224(2)
Later History
226(7)
Other Dimensions
233(3)
Additional Sources
236(1)
Selected Bibliography
237(2)
The Cahuilla: Gatherers in the Desert
239(29)
Aboriginal Life
240(15)
Historic Changes
255(3)
The Agua Caliente Band
258(8)
Additional Sources
266(1)
Selected Bibliography
266(2)
The Tlingit: Alaskan Salmon Fishers
268(38)
Aboriginal Life
269(23)
Early History
292(1)
Later History
293(10)
Additional Sources
303(1)
Selected Bibliography
304(2)
The Hopi: Farmers of the Desert
306(34)
Aboriginal Life
307(20)
Early History
327(1)
Later History
328(3)
Emergence of the Modern Hopi
331(4)
Additional Considerations
335(3)
Additional Sources
338(1)
Selected Bibliography
338(2)
The Navajo: Transformations among a Desert People
340(41)
The Background
342(8)
Traditional Life
350(16)
The Comparatively Recent Past
366(3)
Modern Developments
369(6)
Additional Issues and Concerns
375(3)
Additional Sources
378(1)
Selected Bibliography
378(3)
The Iroquois: Warriors and Farmers of the Eastern Woodlands
381(38)
Early Historic Life
382(19)
Later History
401(3)
The Six Nations Reserve
404(10)
Nationalism and Sovereignty
414(2)
Additional Sources
416(1)
Selected Bibliography
417(2)
The Eastern Cherokee: Farmers of the Southeast
419(28)
People, Population, and Language
420(1)
Early Historic Life
420(11)
Early History
431(4)
Later History: The Eastern Band of Cherokee
435(5)
The Contemporary Scene
440(4)
Additional Sources
444(1)
Selected Bibliography
444(3)
The Natchez: Sophisticated Farmers of the Deep South
447(22)
Aboriginal Life
448(9)
Ceremonies
457(6)
Tattooed Serpent's Oration
463(1)
Recorded Natchez History
464(3)
Additional Sources
467(1)
Selected Bibliography
467(2)
Overviews
469(26)
Indian Casino Highlights
470(6)
Federal Administration
476(3)
Urban Indians
479(3)
Unrecognized Tribes
482(2)
Diabetes and Native Americans
484(1)
Indians as Environmentalists
485(1)
Tribalism
486(2)
National Museum of the American Indian
488(1)
Tribal Sovereignty
488(5)
Summarizing Thoughts
493(1)
Additional Sources
493(1)
Selected Bibliography
493(2)
Appendix A: A Sample of Widespread Artifact Types495(8)
Appendix B: Resources about Native Americans503(6)
Glossary509(10)
Pronunciation Guide519(4)
Name Index523(5)
Subject Index528

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