America in 1492 : the world of the Indian peoples before the arrival of Columbus /
Illustrated essays on the history and cultures of American Indians. Covers geographic locations, languages, spiritual beliefs, customs, and art.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Knopf : Distributed by Random House,
1992, ©1991.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- The becoming of the native : man in America before Columbus / N. Scott Momaday
- Northern hunters / Robin Ridington
- People of the salmon / Richard D. Daugherty
- Taking care of the earth and sky / Peter Iverson
- Farmers of the woodlands / Peter Nabokov with Dean Snow
- Men of maize / Miguel Leon-Portilla
- A continent on the move / Louis C. Faron
- In the Realm of the Four Quarters / Alan Kolata
- A richness of voices / Joel Sherzer
- Religious forms and themes / Sam D. Gill
- A kinship of spirit / Jay Miller
- American frontiers / Francis Jennings
- Systems of knowledge / Clara Sue Kidwell
- The persuasive world of arts / Christian F. Feest
- Afterword / Vine Deloria, Jr.
- Genetic classification of the languages of the Americas / Joel Sherzer.