The Native Americans
By: Elizabeth Glenn and Stewart Rafert.
Contributors: Rafert, Stewart.
Series: Peopling Indiana -- v. 2
Publisher: Indiana Historical Society Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Indianapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 130
ISBN-13: 9780871952806
Subjects: Indians of North America -- Indiana -- History; Indians of North America -- Indiana -- Ethnic identity; Indiana -- Ethnic relations; Indiana -- History
Description: Native American ancestors inhabited the land of Indiana from around 9,500 BC. Follow their history, and the history of their contact with Europeans. After World War II, Indians from many lineages flocked to Indiana, and are creating a diverse Indian culture that enriches the lives of all Hoosiers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The original ethnic groups of Indiana, 9500 BC-1670 AD; title: France, England, and the fur trade, 1670-1783; title: Early American period, 1783-1812; title: Statehood to Indian removal, 1812-1840; title: After Indian removal, 1840-1870; title: Tribalism endangered, 1870-1900; title: Preserving Indian ethnicity and tribal identity, 1900-1945; title: The rise of modern tribalism and American Indian ethnicity, 1945-2008.