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Endangered Peoples of North America: Struggles to survive and thrive / Greaves, Tom 2002  Book
Greaves, Tom Book
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Publication Great Britain, Greenwood Press, 2002.
Description xviii, 270p Red Spine
Series Endangered Peoples Of The World
Summary/Abstract 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.
Contents 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 Hb.
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Iroquois Indians / Yacowitz, Caryn 2003  Book
Yacowitz, Caryn Book
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Publication Chicago, Heinemann Library, 2003.
Description 32pYellow Spine
Series Native Americans
Summary/Abstract Find out how several Indian tribes came together to form the Iroquois League. Learn about how the Iroquois farmed, hunted, and fished. Discover what it was like as a child growing up in an Iroquois family.
Contents Forests and lakes The beginnings of the Iroquois People of the longhouse Iroquois villages Farming, hunting, and fishing Wampum Buckskin clothing Families and clans Religion, medicine and spirits The Iroquois creation story Iroquois games Early settlers The land is taken Iroquois today An Iroquois creation story The Iroquois today
Standard Number 1403405107 Pb.
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