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This Land Was Theirs A Study of Native Americans

by: Oswalt, Wendell H.

This Land Was Theirs A Study of Native Americans

by: Oswalt, Wendell H.

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9780195175141
ISBN 10:
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Edition: 7th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 07/15/2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

This Land Was Theirs is survey of traditional and contemporary ways of life of 12 tribes that represent the major culture areas and level of socioeconomic complexity among North American Indians.

Each chapter ends with Additional Sources and a Selected Bibliography.
Preface
Questions about Native Americans
Indians in Popular Culture
Who Is a Native American?
Population Figures
Where Did Native Americans Originate?
Precontact History North of Mexico: An Overview
How Have Native American Cultures Been Studied?
What Do We Know of Native American Languages?
Grouping Tribes
Ethnographic Studies: An Overview
Indian-Non-Indian Relations
Early Contact
Destruction and Displacement of Peoples
U.S. Treaties
Administration of U.S. Indian Affairs
Canada, the First Nations
Greenland in Brief
Landmark U.S. Indian Policies
Forces Fostering Native American Identity
Recent History
Native Americans and Anthroplogists
Comparing Cultures
The Netsilik: Seal Hunting and Snowhouse Eskimos
Aboriginal Life
Historical Developments
Recent Changes
The Chipewyan: Subarctic Hunters
Aboriginal Life
Early History
Becoming Modern at Snowdrift (Lutselk'e, Lutsel K'e)
Contemporary Lutselk'e
The Lower Kootenai: Plateau Fishers and Hunters
Aboriginal Life
Historical Changes
The Crow: Plains Raiders and Bison Hunters
Early Historic Life
Early History
Later History: The Old and the New
The Recent Past
The 1990s and 2000
The Cahuilla: Gatherers in the Desert
Aboriginal Life
Historical Changes
The Agua Caliente Band
The Yurok: Salmon Fishers of California
Aboriginal Life
Historical Developments
The Recent Past
The Tlingit: Alaskan Salmon Fishers
Aboriginal Life
Early History
Later History
Current Developments and Issues
The Hopi: Farmers of the Desert
Aboriginal Life
Early History
Later History
Emergence of the Modern Hopi
Recent Developments
The Navajo: Transformations among a Desert People
The Background
Traditional Life
The Comparatively Recent Past
Modern Developments
The Iroquois: Warriors and Farmers of the Eastern Woodlands
Early Historic Life
Later History
The Six Nations Reserve
Nationalism and Sovereignty
The Eastern Cherokee: Farmers of the Southeast
People, Population, and Language
Early Historic Life
Early History
Later History: The Eastern Band of Cherokee
The Contemporary Scene
The Natchez: Sophisticated Farmers of the Deep South
Aboriginal Life
Ceremonies
Tattooed Serpent's Oration
Natchez History
Current Realities: Fears and Hopes
Indians in the News
Indians as Environmentalists
Tribalism
Being Native American Today
Tribal Administration
Urban Indians
Diabetes and Native Americans
From Tribal Sovereignty to ?
Tools, Weapons, Nets, and Traps
Resources about Native Americans
Glossary
Pronunciation Guide
Name Index
Subject Index
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