CK - Native American 2

No two persons in the United States have written with as much passion and power about the bond between human beings and the natural world as Thoreau of WALDEN and Muir of MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA. Fo……続きを見る

The phrase Red Power, coined by Clyde Warrior (1939–1968) in the 1960s, introduced militant rhetoric into American Indian activism. In this first-ever biography of Warrior, historian Paul R. McKenzi……続きを見る

Jason Edward Black examines the ways the US government’s rhetoric and American Indian responses contributed to the policies of Native–US relations throughout the nineteenth century’s removal and all……続きを見る

“Gracefully written . . . thoroughly researched . . . America is a banquet prepared by the Indiansーwho were forgotten when it was time to give thanks at the table.”ーSt. Paul Pioneer-Express “Well ……続きを見る

This edition features  • illustrations  • a linked Table of Contents and Index   CONTENTS     GENERAL INTRODUCTION     INTRODUCTION     T……続きを見る

Journalist, novelist, and scholar Helen Hunt Jackson (1830–85) remains one of the most influential and popular writers on the struggles of American Indians. This volume collects for the first time s……続きを見る

Helen Hunt Jackson’s passionate crusade for Indian rights comes to life in this collection of more than 200 letters, most of which have never been published before. With Valerie Sherer Mathes’s help……続きを見る

Motorists traveling along State Highway 104 north of Tucumcari, New Mexico, may notice a sign indicating the location of Fort Bascom. The post itself is long gone, its adobe walls washed away. In 18……続きを見る

An informed and fascinating account of the 18 major tribes that lived in pre-Colonial New England 続きを見る

Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes by Garrick Mallery,an American ethnologist specializing in Native American sign language and pictogra……続きを見る

North America Before the European Invasions tells the histories of North American peoples from first migrations in the Late Glacial Age, sixteen thousand years ago or more, to the European invasions……続きを見る

Forging Southeastern Identities: Social Archaeology and Ethnohistory of the Mississippian to Early Historic South, a groundbreaking collection of ten essays, covers a broad expanse of timeーfrom the……続きを見る

When Ishi, "the last wild Indian," came out of hiding in August 1911, he was quickly whisked away by train to San Francisco to meet Alfred Kroeber, one of the fathers of American anthropology. When ……続きを見る

From the time they established formal ties with Great Britain in 1730, the Cherokees had a rocky relationship with white settlers. They found grounds for dispute over trade practices, territorial co……続きを見る

The presence of the once-powerful Cherokees is still evident throughout the southeastern United States in names like Chickamauga, Hiwassee, Chattahoochee, Unicoi, Oconee, and Tuscaloosa. For those i……続きを見る

Just as few natural species have withstood the test of ever-changing earth environments through time, relatively few human-created systems (e.g., companies, governments, religions, etc.) long surviv……続きを見る

In Metis Pioneers, Doris Jeanne MacKinnon compares the survival strategies of two Metis women born during the fur tradeーone from the French-speaking free trade tradition and one from the English-sp……続きを見る

Frederick Douglass's 'Ultimate Collection: Complete Autobiographies, Speeches & Letters' is a seminal work that provides readers with a comprehensive insight into the life and works of one of the mo……続きを見る

The Black Hawk War was a conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of Sauks, Meskwakis, and Kickapoo……続きを見る

This collection presents the incredible life stories of the legendary Native Americans such as: Geronimo, Charles Eastman, Black Hawk, King Philip, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse. Contents: Charles Eastm……続きを見る

"Native American Studies" is an interdisciplinary collection which examines the history, culture, religion and language of indigenous people in North America. This meticulously edited collection exp……続きを見る

Leslie Pielack tells the story of those whose lives intertwined with the Saginaw Trail, the ancient path that transformed early Michigan. The Saginaw Trail led from the frontier town of Detroit into……続きを見る

In this first book devoted to the genesis, failure, and lasting legacy of Ulysses S. Grant’s comprehensive American Indian policy, Mary Stockwell shows Grant as an essential bridge between Andrew Ja……続きを見る

Melonville. Smokey Hollow. Bannock Town. Fort Tuyau. Little Chicago. Mud Flats. Pumpville. Tintown. La Coule. These were some of the names given to Métis communities at the edges of urban areas in M……続きを見る

Garrick Mallery's 'Pictographs of the North American Indians' (Illustrated) is a seminal work that delves into the rich tradition of Native American pictorial writing. Mallery meticulously analyzes ……続きを見る

Most books dealing with North American Indigenous peoples are exhaustive in coverage. They provide in-depth discussion of various culture areas which, while valuable, sometimes means that the big pi……続きを見る

Bringing together Jamaican Maroons and indigenous communities into one framework – for the first time – McKee compares and contrasts how these non-white, semi-autonomous communities were ultimately ……続きを見る

Born into slavery in 1798, James P. Beckwourth would go on to become one of the most remarkable mountain men to have ever lived. In 1824 Beckwourth left Missouri to head to the Rocky Mountains to wo……続きを見る

In 1443, Imperial China ruled the seas. The God-chief of Cahokia ruled the lands along the Father of Waters. And, the Piasa was about to be created where the destinies of these two empires would col……続きを見る

Helen Hunt Jackson's novel, 'Ramona,' is a poignant exploration of racial tensions and injustices set against the backdrop of Southern California in the mid-19th century. The story follows the tragi……続きを見る