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Brand new, publisher overstock. May have light shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. If you need more than 1 copy please let me know as I often have extras on hand that are not included in the "available quantity for sale".
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Native Americans State by State details the history of the
tribes associated with every state of the Union and the provinces of
Canada, from past to present. Each state entry contains its own maps and
timeline.
The 2010 census identified 5.2 million people in the United States as American Indian or Alaskan Natives--less
than 2% of the overall population of nearly 309 million. In Canada, the
percentage is 4%--1.1 million of a total population of around 34
million. Most of these people live on reservations or in areas set aside
for them in the nineteenth century.
The numbers are very different from those in the sixteenth century, when European colonists brought disease and a rapacious desire for land and wealth
with them from the Old World. While estimates vary considerably, it
seems safe to estimate the native population as being at least 10
million. Ravaged by smallpox, chicken pox, measles, and what effectively
amounted to genocide, this number had fallen to 600,000 in 1800 and
250,000 in the 1890s. Those who were left often had been moved many
miles away from their original tribal lands.
Native Americans State by State is a superb reference work that covers the history of the tribes,
from earliest times till today, examining the early pre-Columbian
civilizations, the movements of the tribes after the arrival of European
colonists and their expansion westwards, and the reanimation of Indian
culture and political power in recent years. It covers the area from the
Canadian Arctic to the Rio Grande--and the wide range of cultural
differences and diverse lifestyles that exist. Illustrated with regional
maps and a dazzling portfolio of paintings, photographs, and artwork,
it provides a dramatic introduction not only to the history of the 400
main tribes, but to the huge range of American Indian material culture.
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