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Native America
Portrait of the Peoples
By Duane Champagne (editor)
Our Price: $18.95
Our Item Code: NativeAmerica
Postage Code: book4
786 Pages, Trade Paperback
Cover Size: 7 x 9 inches
Visible Ink
Date: 1994
ISBN: 0-8103-9452-9
Added to Catalog: 7/1/98
WIRT: 55555145
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Features: Oversized, Table of Contents, Index, Bibliography, Appendix, Photos, Maps, Drawings
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Our Review |
Opinion of the webmaster, subject to debate |
Credibility
5
Very High |
Research Value
5
Very High |
Cultural Interest
5
Very High |
Visual Information
5
Very High |
Style
5
Stunning |
Silliness
1
Very Low |
Wow Factor
4
Surprising |
Bargain
5
Very High |
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Explanation of Ratings
Credibility = Very High: In general, this catagory is a rating of the author's intellectual discipline
and the strength of his argument (which are very high), not the veracity of his claims (which could be false in spite of the strong argument).
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A massive reference work on Native American tribes and culture.
This is an abridged version of a $95 research work, with
little left out.
It is the equivalent of an encyclopedia, although entries are
arranged
by subject instead of alphabetically.
Like other Visible Ink titles, you get a lot for your money.
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Publisher's Synopsis
A comprehensive look at the indigenous peoples of the US and
Canada from pre-Columbian times to the present. Each of the signed
essays is written by an expert in the field and covers such topics as
history, religion, arts, language, communication, and biography.
Photos. Maps. Line drawings.
From the Book Cover
Explore the vibrant Native American experience
Trace the rich heritage of North American Indians --
rituals, tradiations, and institutions --
through the provocative social and political commentary,
essays and photographs presented in
Native America: Portrait of the Peoples.
Calebrating the lifeways and the lives of Native North Americans, this
captivating portrait also features hundreds of gripping biographies
showcasing leaders not only in Native
communities, but in the United States and Canada at large.
Native America: Portrait of the Peoples explores the complex and often emotional
issues surrounding the indigenous cultures of North America,
demystifying and documenting the story of American Indians,
past and present.
Duane Champagne,
a sociologist and university professor of Chippewa descent,
is the director of the UCLA American Indian Studies Center.
He holds a Ph.D. in sociology from Harvard University.
Dennis Banks, a Native leader, activist, and author
[who wrote introduction],
is co-founder of the American Indian Movement (AIM).
He currently travels around the world lecturing and teaching
Native American traditions.
[Topics covered include:]
Sun Dance
* Trail of Tears
* Assembly of First Nations
* Black Hawk
* Alcatraz
* Land rights
* Ben Nighthorse Campbell
* Meech Lake Accord
* Cochise
* Tecumseh
* Buffy Sainte-Marie
* Inuit kayaks
* N. Scott Momaday
* Wounded Knee
* Kachina ceremonies
* Artifact repatriation
* Luis Riel
* Wilma Mankiller
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