native americans

Describes the wars between the white settlers and the native Indians between 1850 and 1890.

Dictionary containing more than 1,300 entries for over 100 different Native American cultures.

Presents a collection of writing about America from journals, diaries, political documents, religious sermons, and poetry and includes Native American mythology, European settlement writings, and literature from the time when the United States was found.

English translation of the 1955 French study in which anthropologist L?vi-Strauss records the story of his experiences among the primitive Caduveo, Bororo, Nambikwara,and Tupi-Kawahib tribes of South America.

Explores ten instances where white man's encroachments upon the sacred grounds of Indian tribes show the tragic effects of a confrontation that is bound to harm both sides.

An account of the defeat of the Incan empire by the Spanish. Describes postconquest Peru and the integration of the Incas into the Spanish society.

A tale of wilderness survival during a twenty-year sojourn in Alaska's Brooks Range with long winter nights and visits from grizzly bears.

Introduces young people to the beauty and mystery of rock art and suggests some answers to the intriguing puzzles it poses.

A retelling of the traditional Cherokee tale of Terrapin the trickster and how he outwitted the Bad Wolf and the Other Wolves.

Twelve-year-old Alex is rescued from a plane crash by the Yanomami Indians of Venezuela and spends several weeks in the Amazon jungle with them, learning and appreciating their way of life.