Anthropology 1101.101 - Local Native American Archaeology: Reference Materials

A 20-volume encyclopedia of North American Indians being published over an extended period of time. Summarizes knowledge of the history and the cultures of all North American Indians and Eskimos, from the earliest prehistoric times to the present, including those peoples from America north of Meso-America including a large part of northern Mexico, all of the continental United States, Canada, Alaska, Greenland and Siberia. Each volume is independent of the other volumes and contains separate chapters on all the tribes within a geographic area, and includes illustrations, bibliographies, and an index.

Thorough, objective and systematic essays on the history, culture and current status of all federally recognized Native American groups -- approximately 400 in all. Covering groups that have roots in Canada and the U.S. as well as portions of Mexico/Central America, South America, the Caribbean and the Pacific.

An introduction to the broad field of scholarship concerning the Eastern Woodlands region and its indigenous peoples, as well as a guide to reasearch on a number of more specialized topics withing the same field. In four parts.

Covers important aspects of Native American life in the U.S. during the 20th Century. Signed articles are written by historians, anthropologists and other specialists, who represent a wide range on the political spectrum. More than half of the articles are devoted to 20th century Native nations.