native americans

Describes the years of conflict between Native Americans and European settlers, and briefly mentions some attempts by the United States government to make amends for some of the injustices the Indians have suffered.

Describes the basic concepts of Native American philosophy and details the twelve core qualities that are crucial to the Lakota way of living.

Explores both sides of the debate over the use of Native Americans as mascots for sports teams such as the Washington Redskins, Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves, and the University of Illinois's Fighting Illini.

A contemporary American Indian tells how he overcame a poverty-stricken childhood and cruel institutions to live a better life.

Anthropology student Elizabeth MacPherson joins an archaeological dig in North Carolina designed to determine whether an obscure Native American tribe has a legal claim on the land, but her curiosity is drawn back into the modern world when the leader of the dig is found murdered.

A look at the Northwest Coast Indians, discussing the historic and continuing importance of salmon and cedar in their culture, with illustrations that blend the ways of the past with modern times, and photographs from an era when it was believed the Indian way of life had vanished.

Discusses how the use of new advanced equipment, chemical analyses, and sampling strategies in archeology have helped to gain a better understanding of past civilizations. The author uses the study of the Maya as a test case to demonstrate this transformation of archeology.

A study of the ancient civilizations of Mexico, covering the 3,000 years from the Olmecs to the Aztecs; presenting a series of vignettes that relate visible remains to what is known about their past, and discussing how archaeologists attempt to attach meaning to the remains they survey and excavate, particularly in Mexico.

A fictional account of the life of the Oglala Indian Chief Crazy Horse from birth to his victory over the whites at Little Big Horn to his violent death.