| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 325 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Columbia guides to American Indian history and culture |
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Columbia guides to American Indian history and culture.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Maps; Part I. History and Culture; Chapter 1. Writing About Native Southerners; Archaeology; Documentary Evidence; Ethnographic Research; Oral Traditions; Interpreting Native American History and Culture; Ethnohistory; Chapter 2. Native Southerners; Origins; Paleo-Indians; Archaic; Woodland; Mississippian; Chapter 3. The European Invasion; The Conquistadores; Depopulation; A New World in the Southeast; Chapter 4. Native Peoples and Colonial Empires; Spain; England; France; Imperial Wars |
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Chapter 5. Civilization and RemovalConquered Nations; Civilization -- The Creek War and the Crisis in Indian Affairs; Tribal Sovereignty and Political Centralization; Removal; Chapter 6. Native Southerners in the West; Settling in the West; Civil War and Reconstruction; Economic Development; Politics and Government; Territorialization and Allotment; Twentieth Century; Chapter 7. Those Who Remained; Remnants; Nations Not Removed; Race; Recognition; Illustrations; Part II. People, Places, and Events, A to Z; Part III. Chronology; Part IV. Resources; 1. Indian Tribes |
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2. Bibliographies and Finding Aids3. Published Primary Sources; 4. Oral Traditions; 5. Archaeological Studies; 6. General Works; 7. Alabama-Coushattas, Caddoes, and Chitimachas; 8. Apalachees, Timucuas, and Calusas; 9. Catawbas; 10. Cherokees; 11. Chickasaws; 12. Choctaws; 13. Creeks; 14. Lumbees; 15. Powhatans; 16. Seminoles and Miccosukees; 17. Selected Fiction; 18. Films; 19. Museums and Sites; 20. Internet Resources; Index |
| Summary |
Though they speak several different languages and organize themselves into many distinct tribes, the Native American peoples of the Southeast share a complex ancient culture and a tumultuous history. This volume examines and synthesizes their history through each of its integral phases: the complex and elaborate societies that emerged and flourished in the Pre-Columbian period; the triple curse of disease, economic dependency, and political instability brought by the European invasion; the role of Native Americans in the inter-colonial struggles for control of the region; the removal of t |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Indians of North America -- Southern States -- History
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Indians of North America -- Southern States -- Social life and customs
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HISTORY -- State & Local.
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HISTORY -- United States -- General.
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Indians of North America
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Indians of North America -- Social life and customs
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Indianen.
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Southern States
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Zuidoost-Verenigde Staten.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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Geschiedenis (vorm)
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Handboeken (vorm)
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Green, Michael D., 1941-2013, author.
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| ISBN |
0231506023 |
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9780231506021 |
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9780231115704 |
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0231115709 |
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