Native North American almanac

Rose, Cynthia. (Added Author). Champagne, Duane. (Added Author).

Summary: Covers the range of Native history and culture in the U.S. and Canada. Includes a chronology, demographic and distribution descriptions and histories and discussions.

Record details

ISBN: 0810398206 (set) :
ISBN: 9780810398207 (set)
ISBN: 0810398141 (v. 1)
ISBN: 9780810398146 (v. 1)
ISBN: 081039815X (v. 2)
ISBN: 9780810398153 (v. 2)
Physical Description: print
2 v. (xxiii, 341 p.) : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Publisher: [Detroit, Mich.] : UXL, c1994.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes indexes.

Formatted Contents Note:

Reader's guide -- Note on terminology: Is Indian the right name? -- Picture credits -- Words to know -- Vol.1: Brief overview of Native North American History: Early immigration to European contact: Archaeology and history -- 11,000 B.C. to 8000 B.C.: Paleo-Indian age -- 8000 B.C.: Archaic age begins -- 2500 B.C. to European contact -- Cultural centers built between 1000 and 1500 -- European contact -- U.S. Native American populations and their lands: Demographic study: Population changes in the sixteenth century -- Seventeenth century -- Eighteenth century -- Nineteenth century -- Twentieth century -- Native groups of the Northeast: With an introduction to the study of major culture areas: Introduction to the study of major culture areas -- Culture groups of the northeastern United States: overview -- Iroquoian peoples -- Native groups of the Southwest: Major culture areas: Southeast culture before European contact -- European contact -- Cherokee -- Native groups of the Southwest: Major culture areas: Early Southwest culture -- Navajo nation -- Hopi -- Pueblo villages of New Mexico -- Native groups of the Northern Plains: Major culture areas: Migration to the plains -- Plains culture -- Destruction of the Plains culture.