Encyclopedia of Native American tribes

Author(s)

• Waldman, Carl

Bibliographic Information

Encyclopedia of Native American tribes

Carl Waldman

Checkmark Books, an imprint of Infobase Publishing, c2006

3rd ed

• : pbk

Note

Bibliography: p. 345-349

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

"Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes, Third Edition" is a fully updated reference discussing more than 200 American Indian tribes of North America, as well as prehistoric peoples and civilizations. Arranged alphabetically by tribe or group, this comprehensive work offers 60 new entries on tribes not covered in depth in the previous editions. The informative, accessible text summarizes the historical record - locations, migrations, contacts with non-Indians, wars, and more - and includes present-day tribal affairs and issues. The book also covers traditional Indian lifeways, including diet, housing, transportation, tools, clothing, art, and rituals, as well as language families. "Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes, Third Edition" includes at least one representative tribe from each language family or language isolate for each of the culture areas. Many new entries include tribes in California, Alaska, and Canada. New entries include: Beaver (Tsattine); Bella Coola; Cahuilla; Coahuiltec; Columbia (Sinkinse); Cowichan; Diegueno; Keres; Mobile; Nanticoke; Puyallup; Quinault; Salinas (Salinan); Tewa; Tolowa; Washoe; Yellowknife; and more.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BB28277180
• ISBN:
  • 9780816062744
• LCCN: 2006012529
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York, N.Y.
• Pages/Volumes: xxiv, 360 p.
• Size: 28 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : E76.2
  • DC21 : 970.004/97/003
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Indians of North America -- Encyclopedias, Juvenile
  • JVSH : Indians of North America -- Encyclopedias