| ID | 006608 |
| Call Number | 305.8/GRE |
| Title Proper | Endangered Peoples of North America |
| Other Title Information | Struggles to survive and thrive |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Greaves, Tom |
| Publication | Great Britain, Greenwood Press, 2002. |
| Description | xviii, 270p Red Spine |
| Series | Endangered Peoples Of The World |
| Note | Illuminates the current situation of 13 of our most traditional peoples in the United States and Canada. Included are small tribal groups, ethnic groups with a unique way of life, new immigrants, and refugees with strong roots in war-torn homelands. Among the groups represented are the Chemehuevis, the Crow, the Eastern Shoshone, the Gitxsan and Witsuwit'en, the Hopi, the Lummi, the Onodowaga, the Wanapum, the Amish, the Hmong, the Maya, and Sicilian fishing families. Contributors are anthropologists, archivists, historians, scholars of religion and First Nations studies, and members of the groups discussed. |
| Note | Introduction
1. Indigenous Societies
-- 1. The Chemehuevis in Nevada and California / Clifford E. Trafzer
-- 2. The Crow/Apsaalooke in Montana / John A. Grim and Magdalene Medicine Horse-Moccasin Top
-- 3. The Eastern Shoshone in Wyoming / Ernest Olson and Brooke Olson
-- 4. The Gitxsan and Witsuwit'en in British Columbia / Antonia Mills
-- 5. The Hopi in Arizona / Miguel Vasquez
-- 6. The Lummi in Washington State / Kurt Russo
-- 7. The Onodowaga (Seneca) in New York State / Robert B. Porter
-- 8. The Wanapum of Priest Rapids, Washington / Julia G. Longenecker, Darby C. Stapp and Angela M. Buck -- Pt. 2. Ethnic Minorities
-- 9. African-Americans in the Coastal Zone of Georgia / Ben G. Blount
-- 10. The Amish of Lancaster Country, Pennsylvania / Tom Greaves
-- 11. The Hmong in Wisconsin / Jo Ann Koltyk
-- 12. The Maya in Florida / Allan Burns.
-- 13. The Sicilian Fishing Families of Gloucester, Massachusetts / Christopher Dyer. |
| Standard Number | 031330811X |
| Price. Qualification | Hb |
| Classification Number | 305.8 |
| Key Words | Indians of North America - Ethnic identity ; Indians of North America - Government relations ; Ethnicity - North America ; Minorities - North America ; North America - Social conditions |