Encyclopedia Of American Indian History and Culture
A Native American dancer performs a hoop dance in the Secret Slot Canyons of Arizona Hoop dancing is a modern form of dance among Native tribes
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CONTENTS How to Use This Book 6 Introduction 8 Map of Native American and First Nation Canadian Regions 12 THE ARCTIC AND SUBARCTIC 14 The Story of the Arctic and Subarctic People 16 Time Line of the Arctic and Subarctic 18 Ahtna 20 Aleut 21 Alutiit 22 Cree 23 Dena'ina 25 Eyak 26 Gwich'in 27 Holikachuk 29 Did You Know Atanarjuat 30 Iglulit 32 Innu 33 Inupiat 35 Inuvialuit 36 Oji-Cree James Bay Cree 37 Yup’ik 38 Raven’s Great Adventure 40 THE NORTHEAST 42 The Story of the Northeastern People 44 Time Line of the Northeast 46 Cayuga 48 Kickapoo 49 Maliseet 51 Menominee 52 Micmac 53 Mohawk 54 Did You Know Lacrosse 56 Mohegan 58 Narragansett 59 Ojibwe 60 Oneida 61 Onondaga 63 Ottawa 64 Passamaquoddy 65 Penobscot 66 Pequot 67 Potawatomi 69 Powhatan 70 Seneca 71 Shinnecock 72 Tuscarora 73 Wampanoag 75 The Woman Who Fell From the Sky 76 THE SOUTHEAST 78 The Story of the Southeastern People 80 Time Line of the Southeast 82 Biloxi 84 Catawba 85 Cherokee 86 Chitimacha 87 Choctaw 89 Did You Know The Stomp Dance 90 Coushatta 92 Creek 93 Miccosukee 94 Seminole 96 Tunica 97 The Journey of the Choctaw and Chickasaw 98 THE PLAINS 100 The Story of the Plains People 102 Time Line of the Plains 104 Alabama 106 Arapaho 107 Arikara 108 Assiniboine 109 Blackfeet 111 Caddo 112 Cheyenne 113 Chickasaw 114 Comanche 115 Crow 117 Delaware 118 Gros Ventre 119 Hidatsa 120 Ho-Chunk 121 Iowa 122 Kaw 123 Kiowa 125 Mandan 126 Miami 127 Modoc 128 Omaha 129 Osage 131 Did You Know Standing Rock 132 Otoe-Missouria 134 Pawnee 135 Peoria 136 Plains Cree 137 Ponca 138 Quapaw 139 Sac Fox 140 Shawnee 142 Sioux 143 Tonkawa 144 Wichita 145 Wyandotte 147 Coyote and the Turkeys 148
THE SOUTHWEST 150 The Story of the Southwestern People 152 Time Line of the Southwest 154 Apache 156 Cocopah 158 Havasupai 159 Hopi 160 Hualapai 161 Maricopa 162 Mojave 164 Navajo 165 Pima 166 Did You Know The Taos Pueblo 168 Pueblo 170 Quechan 171 Tigua 172 Tohono O’odham 173 Yaqui 174 Yavapai 175 Zuni 177 How the Stars Came to Be 178 THE GREAT BASIN AND PLATEAU 180 The Story of the Great Basin and Plateau People 182 Time Line of the Great Basin and Plateau 184 Bannock 186 Cayuse 187 Coeur d’Alene 189 Colville 190 Goshute 191 Klamath 193 Kootenai 194 Nez Perce 195 Paiute 196 Did You Know Nez Perce Horses 198 Pend d’Oreille 200 Salish 201 Shoshone 202 Spokane 204 Umatilla 205 Ute 206 Walla Walla 207 Warm Springs 208 Yahooskin 210 Yakama 211 How Coyote Came By His Powers 212 THE NORTHWEST COAST 214 The Story of the Northwest Coast People 216 Time Line of the Northwest Coast 218 Chehalis 220 Chinook 221 Coos Umpqua Siuslaw 222 Coquille 223 Cowlitz 225 Grand Ronde 226 Haida 227 Lummi 228 Makah 229 Muckleshoot 230 Puyallup 231 Quileute 232 Did You Know Transformation Masks 234 Quinault 236 S’klallam 237 Skokomish 238 Snoqualmie 239 Squaxin Island 240 Stillaguamish 242 Suquamish 243 Swinomish 244 Tlingit 245 The Thunderbird and the Whale 246 CALIFORNIA 248 The Story of the California People 250 Time Line of California 252 Cahto 254 Cahuilla 255 Chemehuevi 257 Chumash 258 Cupeño 259 Hupa 261 Karuk 262 Kumeyaay 263 Luiseño 265 Did You Know Coso Mountain Petroglyphs 266 Maidu 268 Mattole 269 Miwok 270 Mono 271 Pit River 273 Pomo 274 Round Valley 276 Serrano 277 Shasta 278 Tolowa 279 Wailaki 281 Washoe 282 Wintun 283 Wiyot 284 Yokut 286 Yurok 287 The Rabbit and the Frog 288 Glossary 290 Federally Recognized Tribes 293 Reservation and Reserve Lands 294 Index 296 Consultants 301 Photo Credits 301
