The Columbia Guide to American Indians of the Northeast
Book Description:
Descriptions of Indian peoples of the Northeast date to the
Norse sagas, centuries before permanent European settlement, and
the region has been the setting for a long history of contact,
conflict, and accommodation between natives and newcomers. The
focus of an extraordinarily vital field of scholarship, the
Northeast is important both historically and theoretically:
patterns of Indian-white relations that developed there would be
replicated time and again over the course of American history.
Today the Northeast remains the locus of cultural negotiation and
controversy, with such subjects as federal recognition, gaming,
land claims, and repatriation programs giving rise to debates
directly informed by archeological and historical research of the
region.
The Columbia Guide to American Indians of the Northeast
is a concise and authoritative reference resource to the history
and culture of the varied indigenous peoples of the region.
Encompassing the very latest scholarship, this multifaceted volume
is divided into four parts. Part I presents an overview of the
cultures and histories of Northeastern Indian people and surveys
the key scholarly questions and debates that shape this field. Part
II serves as an encyclopedia, alphabetically listing important
individuals and places of significant cultural or historic meaning.
Part III is a chronology of the major events in the history of
American Indians in the Northeast. The expertly selected resources
in Part IV include annotated lists of tribes, bibliographies,
museums and sites, published sources, Internet sites, and films
that can be easily accessed by those wishing to learn more.
eISBN: 978-0-231-50435-5
Subjects: Sociology, History, Anthropology
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