The Columbia guide to American Indians of the Southeast

The Columbia guide to American Indians of the Southeast / Theda Perdue and Michael D. Green.

Though they speak several different languages and organize themselves into many distinct tribes, the Native American peoples of the Southeast share a complex ancient culture and a tumultuous history. This volume examines and synthesizes their history through each of its integral phases: the complex...

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Main Authors: Perdue, Theda, 1949- (Author), Green, Michael D., 1941-2013 (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2001.
Series:Columbia guides to American Indian history and culture.
Subjects:
Indians of North America > Southern States > History.
Indians of North America > Southern States > Social life and customs.
HISTORY > State & Local.
HISTORY > United States > General.
Indians of North America
Indians of North America > Social life and customs
Indianen.
Southern States
Zuidoost-Verenigde Staten.
Electronic books.
History
Geschiedenis (vorm)
Handboeken (vorm)
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Maps; Part I. History and Culture; Chapter 1. Writing About Native Southerners; Archaeology; Documentary Evidence; Ethnographic Research; Oral Traditions; Interpreting Native American History and Culture; Ethnohistory; Chapter 2. Native Southerners; Origins; Paleo-Indians; Archaic; Woodland; Mississippian; Chapter 3. The European Invasion; The Conquistadores; Depopulation; A New World in the Southeast; Chapter 4. Native Peoples and Colonial Empires; Spain; England; France; Imperial Wars.
  • Chapter 5. Civilization and RemovalConquered Nations; Civilization
  • The Creek War and the Crisis in Indian Affairs; Tribal Sovereignty and Political Centralization; Removal; Chapter 6. Native Southerners in the West; Settling in the West; Civil War and Reconstruction; Economic Development; Politics and Government; Territorialization and Allotment; Twentieth Century; Chapter 7. Those Who Remained; Remnants; Nations Not Removed; Race; Recognition; Illustrations; Part II. People, Places, and Events, A to Z; Part III. Chronology; Part IV. Resources; 1. Indian Tribes.
  • 2. Bibliographies and Finding Aids3. Published Primary Sources; 4. Oral Traditions; 5. Archaeological Studies; 6. General Works; 7. Alabama-Coushattas, Caddoes, and Chitimachas; 8. Apalachees, Timucuas, and Calusas; 9. Catawbas; 10. Cherokees; 11. Chickasaws; 12. Choctaws; 13. Creeks; 14. Lumbees; 15. Powhatans; 16. Seminoles and Miccosukees; 17. Selected Fiction; 18. Films; 19. Museums and Sites; 20. Internet Resources; Index.

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