num_pages: 72
description: Discover the rich cultures of American Indians - from pueblo dwellers to Inuit huntersRelaunched with new jackets and 8 pages of expanded text!Here is an original and exciting new guide to the fascinating civilizations of North American Indians. Superb, full-color photographs offer a unique and revealing "eyewitness" view of this rich culture. See a necklace made of bear claws, a model of a Blackfeet teepee, a false face made from cornhusks, how fish were trapped in a basket, and a Cheyenne feathered war bonnet. Learn about the kachina ceremony, why love dolls were important, how turtle shells made music, what's stored inside a parfleche, and how pemmican was made. Discover the meanings of carvings on a Haida totem pole, what's inside an Iroquois longhouse, what medicine men carried in their medical kits, how a bow drill works, and much, much more.
language: English
title: DK Eyewitness Books: North American Indian: Discover the Rich Cultures of American Indians―from Pueblo Dwellers to Inuit Hun
titlecomplete: DK Eyewitness Books: North American Indian: Discover the Rich Cultures of American Indians―from Pueblo Dwellers to Inuit Hun
genres: Anthropology, Reference, Picture Books, Education, Native Americans, Nonfiction, Archaeology, American History, Childrens, History
ratings_count: 119
series: DK Eyewitness Books
publisher: DK Children