American Indian Societies
Author: Duane Champagne
Publisher:
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780939521432
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Duane Champagne
Publisher:
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780939521432
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Charles F. Wilkinson
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1987-01-01
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780300153347
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In 1959, the Supreme Court ushered in a new era of Indian law, which recognizes Indian tribes as permanent governments within the federal constitutional system and, on the whole, honors old promises to the Indians. Drawing together historical sources such as the records of treaty negotiations with the Indians, classic political theory on the nature of sovereignty, and anthropological studies of societal change, Wilkinson evaluates the Court's work in Indian law over the past twenty five years and considers the effects of time on law.
Author: Anton Treuer
Publisher: Borealis Books
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 0873518624
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Treuer, an Ojibwe scholar and cultural preservationist, answers the most commonly asked questions about American Indians, both historical and modern. He gives a frank, funny, and personal tour of what's up with Indians, anyway.
Author: Baby Professor
Publisher: Speedy Publishing LLC
Published: 2017-06-15
Total Pages: 64
ISBN-13: 1541919319
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →All societies follow a social structure. How each structure looks like depends on the local culture, customs and traditions. This US history book for kids will provide an easy-to-understand guide to Native American Indian society. The use of pictures and child-friendly texts will definitely make this book a rewarding learning resource. Grab a copy today!
Author: Russell M. Lawson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2013-04-02
Total Pages: 1287
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This essential reference examines the history, culture, and modern tribal concerns of American Indians in North America. Despite the fact that 565 federally recognized tribes exist on the continent of North America, non-Native Americans typically know very little about the modern world of American Indians. In a few instances, the uneasy coexistence of the two cultures has served to create controversy, such as fake Indians fraudulently leveraging ethnicity-based benefits, U.S. officials disposing of nuclear waste near reservations, and sports clubs basing mascots on cultural stereotypes. This unique survey scrutinizes the historical background as well as the contemporary issues of American Indian societies as both part of—and completely separate from—the world around them. Encyclopedia of American Indian Issues Today features subjects commonly discussed, including reservations, poverty, sovereignty, the problem of solid waste on reservations, and the lives of urban Indians, among other contemporary issues. Organized into ten sections, the book also provides helpful sidebars and informative essays to address topics on casinos and gaming, sexual identity, education, and poverty.
Author: Duane Champagne
Publisher: Cambridge, MA. (11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge 02138) : Cultural Survival
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 68
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Theda Perdue
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010-08-10
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 0199746109
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →When Europeans first arrived in North America, between five and eight million indigenous people were already living there. But how did they come to be here? What were their agricultural, spiritual, and hunting practices? How did their societies evolve and what challenges do they face today? Eminent historians Theda Perdue and Michael Green begin by describing how nomadic bands of hunter-gatherers followed the bison and woolly mammoth over the Bering land mass between Asia and what is now Alaska between 25,000 and 15,000 years ago, settling throughout North 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. Throughout the book, Perdue and Green stress the great diversity of indigenous peoples in America, who spoke more than 400 different languages before the arrival of Europeans and whose ways of life varied according to the environments they settled in and adapted to so successfully. Most importantly, the authors stress how Native Americans have struggled to maintain their sovereignty--first with European powers and then with the United States--in order to retain their lands, govern themselves, support their people, and pursue practices that have made their lives meaningful. 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. About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.
Author: Roger L. Nichols
Publisher: New York ; Toronto : J. Wiley & Sons
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is a collection of 25 essays that cover Indian experiences from 1600 to the present. The essays collected attempt to trace the changing situation of Indians from their original independence through their subjugation and the gradual turnaround that has occurred in the last half of the twentieth century.
Author: Frederick E. Hoxie
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 665
ISBN-13: 0199858896
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Oxford Handbook of American Indian History presents the story of the indigenous peoples who lived-and live-in the territory that became the United States. It describes the major aspects of the historical change that occurred over the past 500 years with essays by leading experts, both Native and non-Native, that focus on significant moments of upheaval and change.
Author: Jayne C. Jones
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Published: 1973-03
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9780822510017
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Two volumes survey the American Indian from prehistory through the twentieth century, including discussions of his origin, culture, the impact of white civilization on his society, and Amerindian contributions to United States history and culture.