The Indian Heritage of AmericaA historical overview of the Indians of the Americas. Includes Indians of the arctic and sub-arctic, the coasts (east and west), Plains, Great Basin, Plateau, California, and the Andes. Illustrated with maps, sketches and photographs. |
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Stereotypes and the Real Indian | 3 |
Language Groups North America | 8 |
The Diversities of Indians | 10 |
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agriculture Alaska Algonquian American Indians Anasazi animals Apaches Arawaks archeologists Arizona Athapascan Aztecs bands Basin became California carved Cave centers central century ceremonies civilization coast coastal corn Creeks cultural area dances eastern Ecuador Eskimos existed farming farther north fishing gathering groups hemisphere highlands Hohokam Hopis horses hunters hunting Inca influences Iroquois Island Kaminaljuyú known Lake land leaders lived Mayan Mexico Middle America Mississippi Mississippian Culture Monte Albán mounds mountains native Navahos Nez Perces nomadic non-Indians northern Northwest northwestern Ojibwas Olmec Pacific PAIUTE period Peru plains Plateau population possessed pottery present-day principal Pueblo Puerto Hormiga raids region religious reservations River settlements settlers shamans Shoshonis Sioux slaves societies Southeast southern Southwest Spaniards Spanish spread stage stone styles temple Teotihuacán Timucuas tion Toltecs trade traits tribal tribes tropical forest United Valley various villages warriors western white man's women Yucatán