In 1606, approximately 105 British colonists sailed to America, seeking gold and a trade route to the Pacific. Instead, they found disease, hunger, and hostile natives. Ill prepared for such hardship, the men responded with incompetence and infighting; only the leadership of Cap…
The mystery, wisdom, and power of a native peoples.
"From celebrated anthropologist Jennifer Raff comes the untold story--and fascinating mystery--of how humans migrated to the Americas. ORIGIN is the story of who the first peoples in the Americas were, how and why they made the crossing, how they dispersed south, and how they li…
In this first full-length study of the Jumanos, anthropologist Nancy Hickerson proposes that they were indeed a distinctive tribe, their wide travel pattern linked over well-established itineraries. Drawing on extensive primary sources, Hickerson also explores their crucial role…
"The first intersectional history of the Black and Native American struggle for freedom in our country that also reframes our understanding of who was Indigenous in early America. Beginning with pre-Revolutionary America and moving into the movement for Black lives and contempor…
"In this sweeping work of memoir and commentary, leading cultural critic Paul Chaat Smith illustrates with dry wit and brutal honesty the contradictions of life in "the Indian business." Raised in suburban Maryland and Oklahoma, Smith dove head first into the political radicalis…
"This book is a volume in Native American history, in African American history, and in the long history of the settlement of the U.S. West. The Indian Removal brought eastern Indians to Indian Territory (now modern-day Oklahoma); the eastern Indians appropriated land from the In…
Covers the history of the North American Indians from their arrival on this continent to the present.
Examines the history, culture, and daily life of the Mohawk Indians.
Discusses the origin, history, government, daily life and customs, and current tribal issues related to the Ojibway tribe.
Discusses the origin, history, government, daily life and customs, and current tribal issues related to the Ojibway tribe.
"Anton Treuer is a renowned author, speaker, language preservationist, scholar, etc. This young readers edition of the original book for adults from a university press includes new material for the younger lens. Organized by dozens of different questions, some weighty and some m…
"Anton Treuer is a renowned author, speaker, language preservationist, scholar, etc. This young readers edition of the original book for adults from a university press includes new material for the younger lens. Organized by dozens of different questions, some weighty and some m…
