Presents information on approximately four hundred living and extinct Native American tribes, grouped by linguistic family, covering kinships, locations, populations, and cultural characteristics, and includes maps and color and archival photos.
Provides an account of the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the five civilized tribes--Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole--in the three decades between 1830 and the Civil War after they were forced off their land and pushed west by the federal government.
Contains profiles and photographs of eighty-five North American animals and animal groups, and includes sidebar summaries the provide distribution maps and outline classification.
"Twins Jamie and Marie Longbow are excited about spending the summer with their grandparents, traveling from powwow to powwow selling goods they helped make. But when their grandmother's necklace goes missing, it's up to the twins to solve the mystery"--Provided by publisher.
"Born to parents who fled slavery and the Trail of Tears, Magnolia Flower is a girl with a vibrant spirit. Not to be deterred by the rigid ways of the world, she sets off to connect with others who, too, long for freedom"--Dust jacket.
20,000 years ago, people crossed a great land bridge from Siberia into Western Alaska and then dispersed southward into what is now called the Americas. Until we venture out to other worlds, this remains the last time our species has populated an entirely new place, and this event has been a subject of deep fascination and controversy. No written records--and scant archaeological evidence--exist to tell us what happened or how it took place. Many different models have been proposed to explain how the Americas were peopled and what happened in the thousands of years that followed. A study of both past and present, ORIGIN explores how genetics is currently being used to construct narratives that profoundly impact Indigenous peoples of the Americas. It serves as a primer for anyone interested in how genetics has become entangled with identity in the way that society addresses the question "Who is indigenous?".
