Description
An Introduction to Native North America provides a basic introduction to the native peoples of North America, including both the United States and Canada. It covers the history of research, basic prehistory, the European invasion and the impact of Europeans on Native cultures. Additionally, much of the book is written from the perspective of the ethnographic present, and the various cultures are described as they were at the specific times noted in the text.
Table of Contents
Introduction, European Invasion, Native Peoples of the Artic, Native Peoples of Subarctic, Native Peoples of the Plateau, Native Peoples of the Northwest Coast, Native Peoples of the Great Basin, Native Peoples of California, Native Peoples of the Southwest, Native Peoples of the Plains, Native Peoples of the Northeast, Native Peoples of the Southeast, Contemporary Issues.
