Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 8
Subtitle: California
By: William C. Sturtevant, general editor.
Contributors: Sturtevant, William C.
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
Published: 17 June 1978
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 815
ISBN-13: 9780874741889
Subjects: Indians -- North America
Description: 72 chapters on Indians of California.
Table of contents: title: Key to Tribal Territories
pagenum: ix |; title: Technical Alphabet
pagenum: x |; title: English Pronunciations
pagenum: xi |; title: Conventions for Illustrations
pagenum: xii |; title: Preface
pagenum: xiii |; title: Introduction --; title: History of research --; title: Environmental background --; title: Post-Pleistocene archeology, 9000 to 2000 B.C. --; title: Development of regional prehistoric cultures --; title: Protohistoric and historic archeology --; title: Indian-Euro-American interaction: archeological evidence from non-Indian sites --; title: Native languages of California --; title: Historical demography --; title: The impact of Euro-American exploration and settlement --; title: Tolowa --; title: Yurok --; title: Wiyot --; title: Hupa, Chilula, and Whilkut --; title: Karok --; title: Mattole, Nongatl, Sinyone, Lassik, and Wailaki --; title: Chimariko --; title: Shastan peoples --; title: Achumawi --; title: Atsugewi --; title: Cahto --; title: Yuki, Huchnom, and Coast Yuki --; title: Wappo --; title: Lake Miwok --; title: Pomo: introduction --; title: Western Pomo and Northeastern Pomo --; title: Wintu --; title: Nomlaki --; title: Patwin --; title: Yana --; title: Maidu and Konkow --; title: Nisenan --; title: Eastern Miwok --; title: Coast Miwok --; title: Monache --; title: Tubatulabal --; title: Yokuts: introduction --; title: Southern Valley Yokuts --; title: Northern Valley Yokuts --; title: Foothill Yokuts --; title: Costanoan --; title: Esselen --; title: Salinan --; title: Chumash: introduction --; title: Eastern Coastal Chumash --; title: Obispeño and Purismeño --; title: Island Chumash --; title: Interior Chumash --; title: Tataviam --; title: Gabrielino --; title: Luiseño --; title: Kitanemuk --; title: Serrano --; title: Cahuilla --; title: Cupeño --; title: Tipai and Ipai --; title: History of southern California Mission Indians --; title: Prehistoric rock art --; title: Basketry --; title: Music and musical instruments --; title: Natural forces and native world view --; title: Mythology: regional patterns and history of research --; title: Comparative literature --; title: Cults and their transformations --; title: Social organization --; title: Sexual status and role differences --; title: Trade and trails --; title: Intergroup conflict --; title: Treaties --; title: Litigation and its effects --; title: Twentieth-century secular movements --; title: Contributors --; title: Bibliography --; title: Index --