Great Basin
By: Warren L. D'Azevedo, volume editor
Series: Handbook of North American Indians -- v. 11
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution; For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 852
Subjects: Indians of North America
Other titles: North American Indians
Notes: Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 746-823.
Table of contents: title: [pt. 1.]; title: Introduction --; title: History of research --; title: Prehistoric environment --; title: Historical environments --; title: Subsistence --; title: Numic languages --; title: Washoe language -- -- [pt. 2.]; title: Prehistory:; title: Prehistory: introduction --; title: Prehistory of the northern area --; title: Prehistory of the Snake and Salmon River Area --; title: Prehistory of the western area --; title: Prehistory of the eastern area --; title: Fremont cultures --; title: Prehistory of the southeastern area --; title: Prehistory of the southwestern area --; title: Prehistoric basketry --; title: Prehistoric ceramics --; title: Rock art --; title: Portable art objects --; title: Early trade --; title: Contract anthropology -- -- [pt. 3.]; title: Ethnology:; title: Western Shoshone --; title: Northern Shoshone and Bannock --; title: Eastern Shoshone --; title: Ute --; title: Southern Paiute --; title: Kawaiisu --; title: Owens Valley Paiute --; title: Northern Paiute --; title: Washoe -- -- [pt. 4.]; title: History:; title: Euro-American impact before 1870 --; title: Introduction of the horse --; title: Treaties, reservations, and claims --; title: Tribal politics --; title: Indian economics, 1950-1980 --; title: Issues: the Indian perspective --; title: Tribal historical projects -- -- [pt. 5.]; title: Special topics:; title: Population --; title: Kinship --; title: Mythology and religious concepts --; title: Oral tradition: content and style of verbal arts --; title: Ghost Dance, Bear Dance, and Sun Dance --; title: The Peyote Religion --; title: Music --; title: Ethnographic basketry.