Books with title Indigenous Peoples of North America - The Shawnee

The Shawnee Indians built a rich and fascinating culture while living for centuries in the woodlands of the Midwest and Southeast. However, encroachments by white settlers slowly pushed them out of their territories. Their great chief Tecumseh nearly made history with his hopes of an Indian coalition. But the dream of Indian unity ended with his death on the battlefield, and his people were forced to move west where they reside today, in Oklahoma. (20020801)

The Shawnee Indians built a rich and fascinating culture while living for centuries in the woodlands of the Midwest and Southeast. However, encroachments by white settlers slowly pushed them out of their territories. Their great chief Tecumseh nearly made history with his hopes of an Indian coalition. But the dream of Indian unity ended with his death on the battlefield, and his people were forced to move west where they reside today, in Oklahoma.

A companion to the Indigenous Peoples of North America series, this primary source anthology provides detailed, first-person accounts about the social, cultural, and political history of North America's native peoples. Documents provide insights into family and community life, religious practices and beliefs, warfare and conflict, and contemporary existence.

In First People, Lorne R. Pollard has created a tool that will help readers to learn about native history and become familiar with the names of many Indian tribes and First Nations. He uses biographical sketches of indigenous North Americans to build a story of their existence from their early contact with European traders and settlers until the present day. He also includes some prehistory and maps to show where each Indian tribe is located. What makes Pollard’s approach different is his grouping of the people featured in his stories by language groups. When you have finished reading you will have a way of remembering that Sarah Winnemucca was a Paiute who lived in Nevada. You will know that her language is related to the Comanche spoken by Quanah Parker and the Pima spoken by Ira Hayes.

The Native American tribes of the southeastern region of the United States had highly developed systems of government, agriculture, and social culture at the time the first Europeans encountered them. Native Americans of the Southeast explores the lifestyles of these tribes and their struggle to survive and regain their heritage during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. (20020801)

The Native American tribes of the southeastern region of the United States had highly developed systems of government, agriculture, and social culture at the time the first Europeans encountered them. Native Americans of the Southeast explores the lifestyles of these tribes and their struggle to survive and regain their heritage during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Native American tribes such as the Hopi, Navajo, Zuni and others continue to influence politics, history, and culture in the southwestern United States as they have for millennia. They were and continue to be individual farmers, hunters, warriors, artisans, and healers. Native Americans of the Southwest details the real daily lives past and present of the tribes who have made the southwest's grand mesas, canyons, desert, and mountains their home.