The Native American world
By: Donna Hightower Langston.
Series: A Wiley desk reference
Publisher: J. Wiley
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 445
Subjects: Indians of North America -- History -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Indians of North America -- Social life and customs -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Description: "In The Native American World, Donna Hightower-Langston has captured the dramatic history and vibrant cultural traditions of the Native American people in one authoritative, accessible volume. Divided into four major sections, this comprehensive sourcebook addresses all the important aspects of Native American life, from the earliest Paleo-Indians to the present day. You'll find more than 350 vivid, well-written narrative entries that cover 150 tribal groups, plus every important war, law, treaty, religious practice, agency, leader, noteworthy individual, and organization."

"Supplemented with more than 90 vivid illustrations and a detailed table of contents for easy access, The Native American World introduces the reader to such influential persons as Deganawida, the founder of the Iroquois League; Wilma Pearl Mankiller, the first female chief of the largest Indian nation today; Mangas Coloradas, a Mimbreno Apache leader in the early Apache Wars; and Sequoyah, the inventor of the Cherokee writing system. The book also examines the most significant historical milestones, from the Black Hawk Conflict and the Everglades Reclamation Policy to King Philip's War and the Wounded Knee Occupation."

"In addition, sidebars offer first-person accounts and narratives that bring the text to life, allowing a more personal look into the experiences of these brave people ... from the Cherokee chief Dragging Canoe, who watched helplessly as his people were forced from their lands; to Ely Parker, the first Indian commissioner of Indian affairs, who wrote the surrender document at Appomattox that effectively ended the Civil War; to the last words of Tsali, a martyr who bravely faced a firing squad in 1838"--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 435-445).