description: "Well written, imagery-ridden...A tale of what was, what became, and what is today regarding the Indian relation to the European civilization that 'grafted' itself onto this ancient system.'"MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNEConventional American history holds that the white settlers of the New World re-created the societies they had known in England, France, and Spain. But as anthropologist Jack Weatherford, author of INDIAN GIVERS, brilliantly shows, the Europeans actually grafted their civilization onto the deep and nourishing roots of Native American customs and beliefs. Our place names, our farming and hunting techniques, our crafts, the very blood that flows in our veins--all derive from American Indians ways that we consistently fail to see.From the Trade Paperback edition.
language: English
title: Native Roots
titlecomplete: Native Roots
genres: Anthropology, American, Indian Literature, Politics, Native Americans, Nonfiction, American History, History
ratings_count: 278
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Minnesota Book Award
category: Non-Fiction
publisher: Random House Value Publishing