A Native American encyclopedia : history, culture, and peoples

Describes the origin, history, culture, and location of North American Indian tribes and includes information on their current government, economy, status, and significant contributions. Dispelling myths, answering questions, and stimulating thoughtful avenues for further inquiry, this highly absorb...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pritzker, Barry.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press , 2000.
Subjects and Genres:
Online Access:Publisher description
Contributor biographical information
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
LEADER 04302cam a2200481 a 4500
001 marc-297890
005 20231017142257.0
008 991014s2000 enk be 001 0 eng
010 |a  99053677  
020 |a 0195138775 
020 |a 9780195138771 
020 |a 019513897X (hb) 
020 |a 9780195138979 (hb) 
035 |a (franklin)9978838815403681 
035 |a (hsp)marc-297890 
035 |a (OCoLC)ocm42683042 
035 |a (OCoLC)42683042 
040 |a DLC  |c DLC  |d C#P  |d MUQ  |d BAKER  |d XY4  |d BTCTA  |d YDXCP  |d ZP2  |d XY4  |d ZWZ  |d DEBBG  |d BDX  |d QQR 
043 |a n------ 
049 |a QQRA 
050 1 0 |a E76.2  |b .P75 1998 
084 |a HD 475  |2 rvk 
084 |a LB 48600  |2 rvk 
084 |a MS 9450  |2 rvk 
100 1 |a Pritzker, Barry. 
245 1 2 |a A Native American encyclopedia :  |b history, culture, and peoples  |c Barry M. Pritzker 
260 |a Oxford ;  |a New York :  |b Oxford University Press ,  |c 2000. 
300 |a xvi, 591 p. :  |b col. ill. ;  |c 26 cm. 
500 |a Previously published under title: Native Americans. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Introduction -- Southwest -- California -- Northwest Coast -- Great Basin -- Plateau -- Great Plains -- Southeast -- Northeast Woodlands -- Subarctic -- Arctic -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Appendix one: Alaska Native villages, by language -- Appendix two: Anca Village Corporations -- Index. 
520 |a Describes the origin, history, culture, and location of North American Indian tribes and includes information on their current government, economy, status, and significant contributions. Dispelling myths, answering questions, and stimulating thoughtful avenues for further inquiry, this highly absorbing reference provides a wealth of specific information about over 200 North American Indian groups in Canada and the United States. Readers will easily access important historical and contemporary facts about everything from notable leaders and relations with non-natives to customs, dress, dwellings, weapons, government, and religion. This book is at once exhaustive and captivating, covering myriad aspects of a people spread across a continent divided into ten geographic areas. For easy reference, this work illustrates each Native American group in careful detail. Listed alphabetically, starting with the tribal name, translation, origin, and definition, each entry includes significant facts about the group's location and population, as well as impressive accounts of the group's history and culture. Bringing entries up to date, Barry Pritzker also presents current information on each group's government, economy, legal status, and land holdings. Whether interpreting the term "tribe" (many traditional native American groups were not tribes at all but more like extended families), or describing how a Shoshone woman served as a guide on the Lewis and Clark expedition, Pritzker always presents the material in a clear and lively manner. In light of past and ongoing injustices and the momentum of Indian and Inuit self-determination movements, an understanding of Native American cultures as well as their contributions to contemporary society becomes increasingly important. A magnificent resource, this book liberally provides the essential information necessary to better grasp the history and cultures of North American Indians. 
541 0 |c Purchase;  |d July 11, 2012;  |h $6.95. 
590 |a The Indian Rights Association Complementary Collection. 
650 0 |a Indians of North America  |v Encyclopedias. 
700 1 |a Pritzker, Barry.  |t Native Americans. 
776 0 8 |i Online version:  |a Pritzker, Barry.  |t Native American encyclopedia.  |d Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press , 2000  |w (OCoLC)606679435 
852 0 0 |a Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b Reading Room  |h REF E 76.2 .P75 1998  |t 1 
856 4 2 |y Publisher description  |u http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0605/99053677-d.html 
856 4 2 |y Contributor biographical information  |u http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0725/99053677-b.html 
911 |a 281086 
HLD 0 |b HSPLib  |c hspreading  |k REF  |h E 76.2 .P75 1998  |8 22705533160003681 
ITM |r 22705533160003681  |b 1  |h 0  |g hspreading  |e hspreading  |8 23705533140003681  |a non-circ  |q 2022-07-07 10:24:12 US/Eastern  |i REF E 76.2 .P75 1998  |d HSPLib  |f HSPLib