Indigenous peoples / Indigeneity Books
Griffin Publishing I am a Man Chief Standing Bears Journey for
Book SynopsisIn 1877, Standing Bear's Ponca Indian tribe was forcibly removed from its lands in Nebraska and marched south to Indian Territory. This title tells the story of Standing Bear's efforts to reclaim his lands and rights, ending in his successful use of habeas corpus to gain access to the courts and ultimately his freedoms.Trade Review"The painful, moving, inspiring, and important story of Chief Standing Bear has found a worthy chronicler in Joe Starita. This excellent book is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of the West, or of America." Ian Frazer, author of On The Rez"
£16.15
Random House Publishing Group Warrior Woman
Book SynopsisA bestselling master of historical fiction, James Alexander Thom has brought unforgettable Native American figures to life for millions of readers, powerfully dramatizing their fortitude, fearsomeness, and profound fates. Now he and his wife, Dark Rain, have created a magnificent portrait of an astonishing woman-one who led her people in war when she could not persuade them to make peace.Her name was Nonhelema. Literate, lovely, imposing at over six feet tall, she was the Women’s Peace Chief of the Shawnee Nation-and already a legend when the most decisive decade of her life began in 1774. That fall, with more than three thousand Virginians poised to march into the Shawnees’ home, Nonhelema’s plea for peace was denied. So she loyally became a fighter, riding into battle covered in war paint. When the Indians ran low on ammunition, Nonhelema’s role changed back to peacemaker, this time tragically.Negotiating an armistice with military leaders of the American Revolution like Daniel Boone and George Rogers Clark, she found herself estranged from her own people-and betrayed by her white adversaries, who would murder her loved ones and eventually maim Nonhelema herself.Throughout her inspiring life, she had many deep and complex relationships, including with her daughter, Fani, who was an adopted white captive . . . a pious and judgmental missionary, Zeisberger . . . a series of passionate lovers . . . and, in a stunning creation of the Thoms, Justin Case-a cowardly soldier transformed by the courage he saw in the female Indian leader.Filled with the uncanny period detail and richly rendered drama that are Thom trademarks, Warrior Woman is a memorable novel of a remarkable person-one willing to fight to avoid war, by turns tough and tender, whose heart was too big for the world she wished to tame.
£10.74
Random House USA Inc The Longest Trail
Book SynopsisAlvin Josephy Jr.’s groundbreaking, popular books and essays advocated for a fair and true historical assessment of Native Americans, and set the course for modern Native American studies. This collection, which includes magazine articles, speeches, a white paper, and introductions and chapters of books, gives a generous and reasoned view of five hundred years of Indian history in North America from first settlements in the East to the long trek of the Nez Perce Indians in the Northwest. The essays deal with the origins of still unresolved troubles with treaties and territories to fishing and land rights, and who should own archeological finds, as well as the ideologies that underpin our Indian policy. Taken together the pieces give a revelatory introduction to American Indian history, a history that continues both to fascinate and inform.
£16.14
Farrar, Straus and Giroux The Survival of the Bark Canoe
Book SynopsisIn Greenville, New Hampshire, a small town in the southern part of the state, Henri Vaillancourt makes birch-bark canoes in the same manner and with the same tools that the Indians used. The Survival of the Bark Canoe is the story of this ancient craft and of a 150-mile trip through the Maine woods in those graceful survivors of a prehistoric technology. It is a book squarely in the tradition of one written by the first tourist in these woods, Henry David Thoreau, whose The Maine Woods recounts similar journeys in similar vessel. As McPhee describes the expedition he made with Vaillancourt, he also traces the evolution of the bark canoe, from its beginnings through the development of the huge canoes used by the fur traders of the Canadian North Woods, where the bark canoe played the key role in opening up the wilderness. He discusses as well the differing types of bark canoes, whose construction varied from tribe to tribe, according to custom and available materials. I
£15.20
Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc Encounters at the Heart of the World
Book SynopsisThe Mandan Indians, iconic plains people whose teeming, busy towns on the upper Missouri River were for centuries at the centre of the North American universe. Why don't we know more? Who were they, really? This book retrieves their history by piecing together important discoveries in archaeology, anthropology, geology, climatology, and more.
£15.95
Random House USA Inc The Killing of Crazy Horse
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£17.00
WW Norton & Co Ishis Brain
Book SynopsisFrom the mountains of California to a forgotten steel vat at the Smithsonian, this "eloquent and soul-searching book" (Lit) is "a compelling account of one of American anthropology's strangest, saddest chapters" (Archaeology).
£14.24
Penguin Putnam Inc The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee Native America from
Book SynopsisFINALIST FOR THE 2019 NATIONAL BOOK AWARDLONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCEA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Named a best book of 2019 by The New York Times, TIME, The Washington Post, NPR, Hudson Booksellers, The New York Public Library, The Dallas Morning News, and Library Journal.Chapter after chapter, it's like one shattered myth after another. - NPRAn informed, moving and kaleidoscopic portrait... Treuer's powerful book suggests the need for soul-searching about the meanings of American history and the stories we tell ourselves about this nation's past.. - New York Times Book Review, front pageA sweeping history—and counter-narrative—of Native American life from the Wounded Knee massacre to the present.
£16.20
Little, Brown & Company Counting Coup A True Story of Basketball and
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£18.69
The University of Michigan Press Secrecy and Cultural Reality
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsLewis Henry Morgan and Victorian secret societies -- Why secrecy? -- Secrecy among the Sambia, 1974-1976 -- Paradox of the men's house -- Colonialism and the dissolution of secret reality.
£999.99
Thames & Hudson The Moundbuilders Ancient Societies of Eastern
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£25.46
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc American Indian Healing Arts Herbs Rituals and
Book SynopsisAmerican Indian Healing Arts is a magical blend of plant lore, history, and living tradition that draws on a lifetime of study with native healers by herbalist and ethnobotanist E. Barrie Kavasch. Here are the time-honored tribal rituals performed to promote good health, heal illness, and bring mind and spirit into harmony with nature. Here also are dozens of safe, effective earth remedies--many of which are now being confirmed by modern research.Each chapter introduces a new stage in the life cycle, from the delightful Navajo First Smile Ceremony (welcoming a new baby) to the Apache Sunrise Ceremony (celebrating puberty) to the Seminole Old People's Dance.At the heart of the book are more than sixty easy-to-use herbal remedies--including soothing rubs for baby, a yucca face mask for troubled skin, relaxing teas, massage oils, natural insect repellents, and fragrant smudge sticks. There are also guidelines for assembling a basic American Indian medicine c
£18.70
Coyote Press Wampanoag Art for the Ages Traditional and
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£999.99
Random House USA Inc Gallop Toward the Sun
Book SynopsisA vivid account of the rivalry between future president William Henry Harrison and the Shawnee chief Tecumseh—and of the Native American alliance that fought westward expansion—from the New York Times bestselling author of Astoria“Taut, multi-layered . . . a much-needed reevaluation of this crucial period of our nation’s history.”—Laurence Bergreen, author of Over the Edge of the WorldThe conquest of Indigenous land in the eastern United States through corrupt treaties and genocidal violence laid the groundwork for the conquest of the American West. In Gallop Toward the Sun, acclaimed author Peter Stark exposes the fundamental conflicts at play through the little-known but consequential struggle between two extraordinary leaders.William Henry Harrison was born to a prominent Virginia family, the son of a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He journeyed west, became governor
£23.19
Penguin Putnam Inc The Cost of Free Land
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£25.60
University of Queensland Press Bittersweet Journey
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£26.55
Hachette Australia Tubowgule
Book SynopsisA fascinating and inclusive history of one of Australia''s greatest landmarks, the Sydney Opera House, and the land on which it is built. This is the story of Tubowgule. The Sydney Opera House is an Australian icon and a building recognised all around the world, but the land on which it stands has a long history. We step back in time to when Tubowgule was a ceremonial place for the Gadi people and we follow along as the land is claimed by the colonisers and then takes on various forms and uses before it comes back around again as a place to gather and share song, dance and culture.The first book in an Indigenous history series about Australia''s most iconic landmarks.''A rich and inclusive exploration of the land beneath one of Australia''s most famous landmarks . . . Blends engaging storytelling with historical insights, using sidebars and additional information on each page to deepen the reader''s understanding'' NATIONAL INDIGENOUS TIMES''An important book . . . Both the story and the illustrations are warm and inviting, giving us an understanding of how a place of Indigenous life and gathering transformed to feature one of the most recognised buildings in the world'' GOOD READING MAGAZINE''Both an interesting part of Australia''s history that is rarely considered, and an inspiring reflection of the cultural importance of sharing music, art and culture'' READINGS
£20.42
Penguin Putnam Inc Red River Girl
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£15.26
Random House Canada Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun
Book SynopsisA revelatory portrait of eight Indigenous communities from across North America, shown through never-before-published archival photographs--a gorgeous extension of Paul Seesequasis's popular social media project.In 2015, writer and journalist Paul Seesequasis found himself grappling with the devastating findings of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission report on the residential school system. He sought understanding and inspiration in the stories of his mother, herself a residential school survivor. Gradually, Paul realized that another, mostly untold history existed alongside the official one: that of how Indigenous peoples and communities had held together during even the most difficult times. He embarked on a social media project to collect archival photos capturing everyday life in First Nations, Metis and Inuit communities from the 1920s through the 1970s. As he scoured archives and libraries, Paul uncovered a trove of candid images and began to post these on social media, where they sparked an extraordinary reaction. Friends and relatives of the individuals in the photographs commented online, and through this dialogue, rich histories came to light for the first time.Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun collects some of the most arresting images and stories from Paul's project. While many of the photographs live in public archives, most have never been shown to the people in the communities they represent. As such, Blanket Toss is not only an invaluable historical record, it is a meaningful act of reclamation, showing the ongoing resilience of Indigenous communities, past, present--and future.
£22.40
Arcadia Publishing Floridas Seminole Wars 18171858 The Making of
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£21.24
Arcadia Publishing Inc. The Pomo of Lake County Images of America Arcadia
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£21.24
Arcadia Publishing Nisqually Indian Tribe Images of America Arcadia
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£21.24
Arcadia Publishing Seminole and Miccosukee Tribes of Southern
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£21.24
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Hopi Kachinas
Book SynopsisThe Hopi Indian's rich culture and exciting religious ceremonies continue to thrive. However, outsiders have limited opportunity to witness the exciting Katsina dances and ceremonies of the Hopi, save through the well-known and much prized kachina dolls the Katsina spiritually inform. Presenting work from a select set of recognizable Hopi artists, this book relates the detailed history and culture of the Hopis in tandem with their creative efforts to showcase that framework: from remarkable paintings to the kachina sculptures and dolls that manifest as physical representations of the Katsinam, the Hopis'' spiritual beings. These pieces complement the Pecina''s studious and informative narrative of chronological vignettes and text based on a careful selection of events in Hopi history, oral teachings of great cultural significance, and legends of the Katsinam. Hopi Kachinas presents a clear and meticulous portrait of the Hopis beliefs, history, legends, their Katsina celebrations, and t
£39.09
McClelland & Stewart Inc. Halfbreed
Book SynopsisA new, fully restored edition of the essential Canadian classic.An unflinchingly honest memoir of her experience as a Métis woman in Canada, Maria Campbell''s Halfbreed depicts the realities that she endured and, above all, overcame. Maria was born in Northern Saskatchewan, her father the grandson of a Scottish businessman and Métis woman--a niece of Gabriel Dumont whose family fought alongside Riel and Dumont in the 1885 Rebellion; her mother the daughter of a Cree woman and French-American man. This extraordinary account, originally published in 1973, bravely explores the poverty, oppression, alcoholism, addiction, and tragedy Maria endured throughout her childhood and into her early adult life, underscored by living in the margins of a country pervaded by hatred, discrimination, and mistrust. Laced with spare moments of love and joy, this is a memoir of family ties and finding an identity in a heritage that is neither wholly Indigenous or Anglo; of strength and resilience; of indominatable spirit.This edition of Halfbreed includes a new introduction written by Indigenous (Métis) scholar Dr. Kim Anderson detailing the extraordinary work that Maria has been doing since its original publication 46 years ago, and an afterword by the author looking at what has changed, and also what has not, for Indigenous people in Canada today. Restored are the recently discovered missing pages from the original text of this groundbreaking and significant work.
£15.26
University of British Columbia Press Totem Poles An Illustrated Guide
Book SynopsisThis bestseling guide helps readers interpret and enjoy the form and meaning of totem poles -- as ancestral emblems and ceremonial objects, as expressions of wealth and power, as mythological symbols and magnificent artistic works of the people of the Pacific Northwest.Trade ReviewA beautifully designed and illustrated book. * Canadian Plains Bulletin *Table of ContentsForewordIntroductionIndian Cultures of the Northwest CoastWealthFamilyMythologyCeremonyCarvingWhat is a Totem Pole?TotemismTotem PolesTotem Pole TypesThe Antiquity of Totem PolesTotem Poles TodayContemporary SculptureThe Raven and the First MenSuggestions on How to Look at Totem Poles1 The Skill of the Carver2 Recognizing Life Forms3 Differences in Cultural StylesList of Totem Poles and Other Large Sculptures on Display in the U.B.C. Museum of Anthropology and on its GroundsSuggested ReadingPhotographic Credits
£999.99
University of British Columbia Press Principles of Tsawalk
Book SynopsisHereditary chief Umeek weaves together Nuu-chah-nulth and Western worldviews to revitalize contemporary approaches to the environment and the plight of indigenous peoples.Trade ReviewProfessor Atleo, a Chief of the Nuu-Chah-Nulth, argues in this book that the principles followed by his tribe would solve the planetary problems such as environmental crises, poverty, lack of education and political crisis. We should treat all peoples and life forms with respect. Trial lawyers practising in this field will be able to draw on and quote what could become legal principles sourcing same in this valuable text. * The Barrister *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 Wikiiš ca?miihta: Things Are Not in Balance, Things Are Not in Harmony2 Mirrors and Patterns3 Genesis of Global Crisis4 The Nuu-chah-nulth Principle of Recognition5 The Nuu-chah-nulth Principle of Consent6 The Nuu-chah-nulth Principle of Continuity7 HahuulismNotesIndex
£999.99
MN - University of British Columbia Press Teaching Each Other
Book SynopsisDrawing on Nehinuw (Cree) educational concepts, this book provides a new theoretical and practical model for teaching Indigenous students.Table of Contents1 Where We Are in Indigenous Education2 Where We’ve Been: Sociohistorical Realities3 What to Build Upon: Sociocultural Strengths4 How to Get There: Conceptualizing Effective Teaching5 Weechihitowin, Helping and Supporting Relationships: The Foundation6 Weetutoskemitowin, Working Together: Social Systems7 Iseechigehina, Planned Actions: Connection to the Process8 Weechiseechigemitowin, Strategic Alliances: Connection to the Content9 Breaking Trail: Stories Outside the (Classroom) Box10 Ininee mamitoneneetumowin, Indigenous Thinking: Emerging Theory of Indigenous EducationAppendix 1: Cree orthographic chartAppendix 2: Model of effective teaching for Indigenous students: Categories, subcategories, and attributesNotes; References; Index
£25.19
MN - University of British Columbia Press What We Learned
Book SynopsisMoving beyond the more familiar stories of residential schools, two generations of Tsimshian students recall their experiences attending day and public schools in northwestern British Columbia.Trade ReviewToo many stories are still untold; too many memories have been lost to the ages; too many biases have coloured our view of the past. That is why a book such as this one is a treasure, an overdue and culturally aware look at a forgotten aspect of the education of Indigenous children in British Columbia. -- Dave Obee, a member of the board of Canada's History Society and editor-in-chief of the Times Colonist in Victoria * Canada's History, Vol. 97 No. 1, February 2017 *Helen Raptis has written an important book about Tsimshian educational history. It is also a book about building research relationships with Indigenous communities. It is a work that recognizes, implicitly, that Indigenous history does not run in a straight line but is more liquid and circular. The journey to understand the Indigenous past requires deft canoe navigation through riptides and crosscurrents, past colonization’s half-submerged debris. Landing on the beach, one discovers no conventional separation between past, present, and future. There are only the stories—the stories and the sacred landscape. -- Michael Marker, University of British Columbia * History of Education Quarterly, Vol. 57 No. 1, February 2017 *One of the few serious studies of the subject, [What We Learned] provides an unusually detailed account of the transition from on-reserve to integrated schooling through the eyes of those who were there … With its contextual richness, innovative methodology, sharp analysis, and poignant personal narratives, What We Learned is a book that deserves a wide audience. -- Brian Titley, The University of Lethbridge * BC Studies *[Raptis] draws on a rich range of Indigenous scholarship, as well as the Tsimshian oral histories, in producing a nuanced account of learning that complicates the current focus on residential schools and that radically questions the equation of formal education with learning …The result is a perceptive, self-reflexive and important contribution, at once substantive and methodological. -- Elaine Coburn, Glendon Campus, York University * Oral History Forum d'histoire orale *What We Learned offers a fascinating account of the complexities of everyday educational life for Tsimshian students in twentieth-century British Columbia. It will be of interest to many both inside and outside of the academy. -- Sean Carleton, University of Alberta * BC Studies *In What We Learned: Two Generations Reflect on Tsimshian Education and the Day Schools, Helen Raptis reminds historians of education that not all Indigenous children were forcibly removed and sent to residential schools … Raptis and her collaborators challenge not only histories of Indigenous education that centre on residential schools, but also histories of British Columbia centred on white settlers.What We Learned will be a significant resource for those seeking to widen and deepen conversations on our shared past. -- Jacqueline Gresko * BC BookLook *Table of ContentsForeword / James McDonald1 A Class List and a Puzzle: Researching Indigenous Schooling and Education2 Indigenous Schooling as Assimilation: From Segregation to Integration3 Tsimshian Education versus Western-Style Schooling4 Walking on Two Paths: Education and Schooling at Port Essington among the Pre-1950s Generation5 Buried Seeds Taking Root: Dispossession and Resurgence at Terrace among the Post-1950s Generation6 Stability and Change: Tsimshian Education and Schooling across Time and PlaceEpilogueNotes;Bibliography; Index
£999.99
MN - University of British Columbia Press When the Caribou Do Not Come
Book SynopsisWhen the Caribou Do Not Come highlights the knowledge and perspectives of northern Canadian communities that have been dealing with caribou population fluctuations for generations.Trade ReviewAs a case study, the book provides a clear illustration of how environmental change interacts with changes in livelihoods and culture... readers are given a vision of how traditional approaches to fostering resilience can inform adaptive co-management of complex ecological systems. Summing Up: Recommended. -- J.L. Rhoades, Antioch University New England * CHOICE *Table of ContentsForeword / Fikret BerkesIntroduction / Brenda Parlee and Ken CainePart 1: Counting Caribou1 From Tuktoyaktuk – Place of Caribou / Frank Pokiak2 The Past Facing Forward: History and Caribou Management in Northern Canada / John Sandlos3 Recounting Caribou / Brenda Parlee4 Beyond the Harvest Study / Brenda Parlee, Natalie Zimmer, and Peter BoxallPart 2: Understanding Caribou5 We Are the People of the Caribou / Morris Neyelle6 Harvesting in Dene Territory: The Connection of Ɂepę́ (Caribou) to the Culture and Identity of the Shúhtagot’ı̨nę / Leon Andrew7 Dene Youth Perspectives: Learning Skills on the Land / Roger McMillanPart 3: Food Security8 Time, Effort, Practice, and Patience / Anne Marie Jackson9 The Wage Economy and Caribou Harvesting / Zoe Todd and Brenda Parlee10 Caribou and the Politics of Sharing / Tobi Jeans Maracle, Glenna Tetlichi, Norma Kassi, and David NatcherPart 4: Governance and Management11 Recollections of Caribou Use and Management / Robert Charlie12 Ways We Respect Caribou: A Comparison of Rules and Rules-in-Use in the Management of the Porcupine Caribou / Kristine Wray13 Letting the Leaders Pass: Barriers to Using Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Co-management as the Basis of Formal Hunting Regulations / Elisabeth Padilla and Gary P. Kofinas14 Linking the Kitchen Table and Boardroom Table: Women in Caribou Management / Brenda Parlee, Kristine Wray, and Zoe ToddIndex
£999.99
University of British Columbia Press Our Hearts Are as One Fire
Book SynopsisReframing Manitou Aki (Creator's Land) history from the perspective of the Ojibway-Anishinabe, Our Hearts Are as One Fire shares a vision for the leaders of today and tomorrow.Trade ReviewFontaine locates the context for the reader before introducing his own personal narrative and this lends even more credence to the book… This account deserves to be read carefully and particularly by those who may not wish to know its truths. -- Réamonn Ó Ciaráin, director of education, Celtic Junction Arts Center * Celtic Junction Arts Review *Our Hearts Are as One Fire shines when taken as a teaching text... This book is a powerful reminder that Anishinabe resistance has been ongoing for hundreds of years and continues to this day. -- Anna J. Willow, Ohio State University * American Indian Culture and Research Journal *Table of ContentsForeword / Lee Anne CameronAh-di-so-kay Anishinabeg / Traditional StorytellersMaaitaa / PrologueNitam igo / Introduction1 Gah-o-mah-mah-wahn-dah-wi-zid gah-ki-nah-gay-goo ji-gi-kayn-dah-so aki / A prophet is someone who has a completed view of the world2 Obwandiac / The Man who Travelled and Stopped at Many Places3 Tecumtha / He Walked Across4 Shingwauk / The White Pine, Boss of All the Trees5 N’swi-ish-ko-day-kawn Anishinabeg O’dish-ko-day-kawn / Our Hearts Are as One Fire6 Meegwetch bi-zhin-dah-wi-yeg / Thank you for listening to meWayekwaase / It is finishedAppendixTimelineGlossary; Notes; Index
£999.99
University of British Columbia Press By Law or In Justice
Book SynopsisThis insider’s account of the work of the Indian Specific Claims Commission takes an unflinching look at the development and implementation of Indigenous claims policy from 1991 to 2009.Table of ContentsIntroduction1 Specific Claims in Canada: A Brief History and Policy Roadmap2 Dependent on the Good Will of the Sovereign: Background to the Indian Specific Claims Commission3 The Indian Specific Claims Commission: Second Sober Thought4 Challenges to the Process: Applications for Inquiries and Constructive Rejections5 On the Road Again: Planning Conferences, Community Sessions, and the Integrity of the Process6 By Law or In Justice: Legal Arguments, Panel Deliberations, and the Murky Waters of the Mediation Unit7 Beyond Lawful Obligation: The Closure of the ICC and the Rise of the Specific Claims Tribunal8 The Legacy of the ICC and Lessons for the Future of Specific Claims Notes; Index
£999.99
Johns Hopkins University Press Tribe Race History
Book SynopsisShedding new light on regional developments in class, race, and culture, this groundbreaking study is the first to consider all Native Americans throughout southern New England.Trade ReviewOutstanding work... The book is filled with gems... Highly recommended. Choice 2008 Mandell has made a very valuable contribution to our understanding of Native American history in a period long overlooked. -- Jenny Pulsipher American Historical Review 2008 A carefully crafted, well-researched book... This review does not do justice to this rich account of the complex interactions of race, ethnicity, class, and gender in the survival of native peoples. -- Thomas D. Hall Journal of American History 2009 Mandell's superb book on a long-neglected subject should affect the way the larger narrative of this era of American history is written. -- Rachel Wheeler Journal of Interdisciplinary History 2009 A wide-ranging, intricately argued, and thoroughly researched book. It is well written and historiographically significant, and Mandell's nineteen-page essay on the source materials a the end of the volume is a boon for scholars. Overall, Mandell has produced an outstanding addition to the field of American Indian history in New England. -- Christopher J. Bilodeau Journal of American Ethnic History 2009 Consummate and exemplary researcher, Daniel Mandell has once again filled some significant gaps in our collective knowledge on the history of New England Native Americans... Very useful to the growing number of historians of this genre for generations to come. It will be a catalyst for many vital discussions and hopefully provoke some very important new research and writing. -- George Price H-SHEAR, H-Net Reviews 2009 This is a book that every scholar of Native Americans should own. The research is deep and thorough. The book makes excellent reading for a senior or honors class or a graduate class. The citations to sources are invaluable Connecticut History 2009 An impressive, timely and thoroughly researched piece of scholarship. Historical Journal of Massachusetts 2009 Mandell carefully reconstructs what the historical records tell us about how these communities adapted to the environments of their non-Native neighbors and states while maintaining regional ties withother Native communities... His detailed recording of these tribes and individuals shows that they did not disappear but were ignored when they no longer fit the new paradigm of 'Indian' shared by most Americans. Massachusetts Historical Review 2010 An ambitious book. -- D. Elliotte Draegor Journal of Social History 2011 Reveals the complex and hitherto poorly understood internal dynamics at play within these communities... an innovative work of cultural history. New England Quarterly 2011Table of ContentsList of Illustrations and TablesAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Land and LaborTribal ReservesSmall CommunitiesWork off the ReservationIndian Reserves as Refuges2. Community and FamilyIndian Networks in the Early RepublicMarriages with "Foreigners & Strangers"Anglo-American Views of Indian IntermarriageIndian Views of Race and IntermarriageIntermarriage and Assimilation3. Authority and AutonomyGuardians ReappointedMashpee and Gideon HawleyThe Standing Order, Class, and IndiansGuardians and Tribal ChallengesThe Mashpee Revolt4. Reform and RenascenceMaintaining InstitutionsIndians, the Society for Propagating the Gospel, and ReformsIndians, State Governments, and Economic EnterpriseRenascence and Resistance5. Reality and ImageryIndians at MidcenturyEmployment and WorkwaysTribal Identity and PoliticsImages of IndiansLocal Histories6. Citizenship and TerminationRace and Civil RightsProposing TerminationRejecting TerminationCompelling TerminationEpilogueList of AbbreviationsNotesEssay on SourcesIndex
£52.50
Johns Hopkins University Press Bloodshed at Little Bighorn
Book SynopsisThis may not be the last book you read on Little Bighorn, but it should be the first.Trade ReviewFor interested but uninitiated readers who wish to learn about the topic, this fast moving and well-written survey will be ideal Booklist 2010 Written in a flowing narrative, Lehman's book makes for fascinating, if somber, reading. -- Mary Pickett Billings Gazette 2010 Even if you've sworn off Custer books, give this one a try. It's a quick and entertaining read, yet satisfyingly thorough. -- Jim Larson Billings Outpost 2010 Accessible to lay readers and historians alike, with a far-reaching eye to the conflict's legacy... Highly recommended. Midwest Book Review This beautifully written monograph offers new perspectives on the various causes, consequences, and legacies of the battle... Lehman reminds readers that the stories told about the bloodshed at the Little Bighorn in June 1876 reveal a good deal about who Americans were and what they might become. Choice 2010Table of ContentsPrologueChapter 1. The Pen, the Pipe, and the GunChapter 2. War and Peace...and WarChapter 3. Custer's Luck and Sitting Bull's MedicineChapter 4. SurroundedChapter 5. Still StandingWhat Have We Learned?AcknowledgementsNotesSuggested Further ReadingIndex
£25.47
Johns Hopkins University Press King Philips War Colonial Expansion Native
Book SynopsisThis fast-paced history incorporates the most recent scholarship on the region and features nine new maps and a bibliographic essay about Native-Anglo relations.Trade ReviewMandell has written the best concise account of this total war... Although there are numerous books on this war... none are so accessible to general readers or college undergraduates... Highly recommended. Choice 2010Table of ContentsPrologue1. Struggles in New England2. King Philip and Plymouth3. The War Widens4. Indians Ascendant5. Colonists Victorious and WoundedEpilogueAcknowledgmentsNotesSuggested Further ReadingIndex
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Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books Navajo Code Talkers
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University of Nebraska Press The Year the Stars Fell
Book SynopsisThe widespread Lakota, or Western Sioux, recorded many different events in their winter counts, but all include 'the year the stars fell', the spectacular Leonid meteor shower of 1833-34. This work offers information on the important collection of Lakota winter counts at the Smithsonian, a core resource for the study of Lakota history and culture.Trade ReviewThe Year the Stars Fell. Lakota Winter Counts at the Smithsonian. Edited by Candace S. Greene and Russell Thornton.Publication date: June 28, 2007Cloth ISBN: 978-0-8032-2211-3; Price: $45.00; Canadian: $56.25Features: xii, 347pp., 8 x 10, 14 color illus., 916 b/w illus., 2 charts, map, index For more information contact Kate Salem, Publicity Manager, (402) 472-5938, or ksalem2@unl.edu. University of Nebraska Press, 1111 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0630. Winter counts – pictorial calendars by which Plains Indians kept track of their past – marked each year with a picture of a memorable event. The Lakota, or Western Sioux, recorded many different events in their winter counts, but all include “the year the stars fell,” the spectacular Leonid meteor shower of 1833-34. This volume is an unprecedented assemblage of information on the important collection of Lakota winter counts at the Smithsonian, a core resource for the study of Lakota history and culture. Fourteen winter counts are presented in detail, with a chapter devoted to the newly discovered Rosebud Winter County. Together these counts constitute a visual chronicle of over two hundred years of Lakota experience as recorded by Native historians. A visually stunning book, The Year the Stars Fell features full-color illustrations of the fourteen winter counts plus more than 900 detailed images of individual pictographs. Explanations, provided by their nineteenth-century Lakota recorders, are arranged chronologically to facilitate comparison among counts. The book provides ready access to primary source material, and serves as an essential reference work for scholars as well as an invaluable historical resource for Native communities. Candace S. Greene is an ethnologist in the Anthropology Collections and Archives program at the Smithsonian Institution and author of Silver Horn: Master Illustrator of the Kiowa. Russell Thornton, a registered member of the Cherokee Nation, is a distinguished professor of anthropology at the University of California-Los Angeles and author of The Cherokees: A Population History (Nebraska 1990).“In this wonderful book, readers are presented with more than 900 individual pictographs signifying several centuries of tribal knowledge. . . . Taken together, these fascinating images provide an alternative history of the American West as written by those who were there in the beginning and remain there now. Like the Bayeux Tapestry—the embroidered cloth that preserves a visual history of the Battle of Hastings—these images challenge written recollection and revisit history in a way that takes us away from our own age and out into the greater world of ideas and images. In such works we can begin to recover a portion of that which has been obliterated by time.”—The Bloomsbury Review“Richly illustrated, The Year the Stars Fell is an outstanding contribution to the understanding of the cultures of the Plains Indians.”—American Archaeology “This volume’s careful introductions and its clear visual and contextual presentation of the counts should serve as a model for future endeavors. . . . Highly recommended.”—CHOICE “This volume is an unprecedented assemblage of information on the important collection of Lakota winter counts at the Smithsonian, a core resource for the study of Lakota history and culture. . . . A visually stunning book. . . . Serves as an essential reference work for scholars as well as an invaluable historical resource for Native communities.”—Indian Artifact Magazine“The Lakota winter counts in the Smithsonian collections, as well as those of other tribes, have a longstanding and continuing relevance to native scholars and other individuals with interest in tribal histories and artistic and cultural traditions. This book . . . will reinforce an appreciation of this creative means of recording history for readers within and outside of tribal communities.”—Emma I. Hansen, South Dakota History “[T]he book is a solid scientific work, clearly arranged and well-written. Furthermore, it compiles information which was previously scattered in various publications or has not been published previously. Moreover, the illustrations–the colour photographs of whole winter counts as well as the black-and-white photos of each event shown in a drawing–are impressing.”–Dagmar Siebelt, Anthropos: International Review of Anthropology and Linguistics “A visually pleasing wealth of information. . . . The book is the most extensive, detailed, and well-researched reference source on Lakota Winter Counts that has been published to date. The editors Candace Greene and Russell Thornton, do an excellent job of arranging the images and provide valuable comments and notes along the way. Christina Baker’s introductory chapter on the Lakota winter count tradition and extensive bibliography add considerable value.”—James Thull, Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education
£39.00
Holt McDougal Sitting Bull The Life and Times of an American
Book SynopsisThe definitive, New York Times Notable Book and Spur Awardwinning biography of the legendary chief and his dramatic role in the history of westward expansionReviled by the United States government as a troublemaker and a coward, revered by his people as a great warrior chief, Sitting Bull has long been one of the most fascinating and misunderstood figures in American history. Distinguished historian Robert M. Utley has forged a compelling portrait of Sitting Bull, presenting the Lakota perspective for the first time and rendering the most unbiased, historically accurate, and vivid portrait of the man to date.The Sitting Bull who emerges in this fast-paced narrative is a complex, towering figure: a great warrior whose skill and bravery in battle were unparalleled; the spiritual leader of his people; a dignified but ultimately tragically stubborn defender of the traditional ways against the steadfast and unwelcome encroachment of the white man.
£20.00
University of Oklahoma Press John Joseph Mathews Life of an Osage Writer
Book SynopsisJohn Joseph Mathews is one of Oklahoma's most revered twentieth-century authors. An Osage Indian, he was also one of the first Indigenous authors to gain national renown. Yet fame did not come easily, and his personality was full of contradictions. In this biography, Michael Snyder provides the first book-length account of this fascinating figure.Trade Review[Michael] Snyder's meticulous biography explodes long-standing myths about Mathews. . . . In filling gaps both personal and cultural, the book does fine service."" - Times Literary Supplement""John Joseph Mathews: Life of an Osage Writer is a major contribution to the growing field of biographies of American Indian literary figures. Students of Native American literature will find this a significant addition to the canon of Mathews scholarship. Others will find it an engaging read."" - Daniel F. Littlefield Jr., author of Alex Posey: Creek Poet, Journalist, and Humorist""This is a critical biography, delving into both the literary and the personal sides of Mathews. In the end the story is edifying. I was transfixed by the interactions of literary legends traipsing through the narrative - Savoie Lottinville. J. Frank Dobie. Carter Revard."" - Plains Folk
£18.00
Beacon Press Reclaiming TwoSpirits
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Beacon Press The Broken Spears The Aztec Account of the
Book SynopsisFor hundreds of years, the history of the conquest of Mexico and the defeat of the Aztecs has been told in the words of the Spanish victors. Miguel León-Portilla has long been at the forefront of expanding that history to include the voices of indigenous peoples. In this new and updated edition of his classic The Broken Spears, León-Portilla has included accounts from native Aztec descendants across the centuries. These texts bear witness to the extraordinary vitality of an oral tradition that preserves the viewpoints of the vanquished instead of the victors. León-Portilla's new Postscript reflects upon the critical importance of these unexpected historical accounts.
£22.00
Hill & Wang Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma
Book SynopsisCamilla Townsend''s stunning new book, Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma, differs from all previous biographies of Pocahontas in capturing how similar seventeenth century Native Americans were--in the way they saw, understood, and struggled to control their world---not only to the invading British but to ourselves.Neither naïve nor innocent, Indians like Pocahontas and her father, the powerful king Powhatan, confronted the vast might of the English with sophistication, diplomacy, and violence. Indeed, Pocahontas''s life is a testament to the subtle intelligence that Native Americans, always aware of their material disadvantages, brought against the military power of the colonizing English. Resistance, espionage, collaboration, deception: Pocahontas''s life is here shown as a road map to Native American strategies of defiance exercised in the face of overwhelming odds and in the hope for a semblance of independence worth the name.Townsend''s Pocahontas emerge
£16.15
John Wiley & Sons Red and Yellow Black and Brown Decentering
Book SynopsisThis book gathers together life stories and analysis by twelve contributors who express and seek to understand the often very different dynamics that exist for mixed race people who are not part white. Chapters focus on the social, psychological, and political issues and identities for people who are in dual or multiple minority situations. Trade Review"This is a first-rate book on an important, topical, and under-theorized area of scholarship. A focus on mixed race people of color, as opposed to mixed race white/people of color, is truly cutting edge." -- Kevin Johnson * Dean, UC Davis School of Law *"In decentering whiteness and highlighting the experiences of multiracial people of multiple minority backgrounds, this anthology signals the exciting start of a new third wave in mixed race studies." -- Robert Chao Romero * author of The Chinese in Mexico, 1882-1940 *"This is a first-rate book on an important, topical, and under-theorized area of scholarship. A focus on mixed race people of color, as opposed to mixed race white/people of color, is truly cutting edge." -- Kevin Johnson * Dean, UC Davis School of Law *"In decentering whiteness and highlighting the experiences of multiracial people of multiple minority backgrounds, this anthology signals the exciting start of a new third wave in mixed race studies." -- Robert Chao Romero * author of The Chinese in Mexico, 1882-1940 *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Chapter 1 Introduction: About Mixed Race, Not About WhitenessPaul Spickard, Rudy P. Guevarra Jr., Joanne L. Rondilla Part I Identity JourneysChapter 2 Rising Sun, Rising Soul: On Mixed Race Asian Identity That Includes BlacknessVelina Hasu HoustonChapter 3 BlackapinaJanet C. Mendoza Stickmon Part II Multiple Minority Marriage and ParentingChapter 4 Intermarriage and the Making of a Multicultural Society in the Baja California BorderlandsVerónica Castillo-MuñozChapter 5 Cross-Racial Minority Intermarriage: Mutual Marginalization and CritiqueJessica Vasquez-TokosChapter 6 Parental Racial Socialization: A Glimpse into the Racial Socialization Process as It Occurs in a Dual-Minority Multiracial FamilyCristina M. Ortiz Part III Mixed Identity and Monoracial BelongingChapter 7 Being Mixed Race in the Makah Nation: Redeeming the Existence of African-Native AmericansIngrid Dineen-WimberlyChapter 8 “You’re Not Black or Mexican Enough!” Policing Racial/Ethnic Authenticity among Blaxicans in the USRebecca Romo Part IV Asian ConnectionsChapter 9 Bumbay in the Bay: The Struggle for Indipino Identity in San FranciscoMaharaj Raju DesaiChapter 10 Hyper-visibility and Invisibility of Female Haafu Models in Japanese Beauty CultureKaori Mori WantChapter 11 Checking “Other” Twice: Transnational Dual MinoritiesLily Anne Y. Welty Tamai Part V ReflectionsChapter 12 Neanderthal-Human Hybridity and the Frontier of Critical Mixed Race StudiesTerence KeelChapter 13 Epilogue: Expanding the Terrain of Mixed Race Studies: What We Learn from the Study of NonWhite MultiracialsNitasha Tamar Sharma BibliographyNotes on ContributorsIndex
£999.99
Wayne State University Press Raising Bean
Book SynopsisOffered in the oral traditions of the Nez Perce, Native American writer W.S. Penn records the conversations he held with his granddaughter, lovingly referred to as ‘Bean’, as he guided her toward adulthood while confronting society's interest in possessions, fairness, and status.
£18.95
University of Arizona Press When Worlds Collide
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£999.99
The University of Arizona Press Staking Claim Settler Colonialism and
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£999.99
University of Arizona Press Oratory in Native North America
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£999.99
University of Arizona Press Wings in the Desert
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