alfred@ctvax.UUCP (07/24/84)
#N:ctvax:50700006:000:504 ctvax!alfred Jul 24 08:34:00 1984 Does anyone have any recommendations for a good general history of North American Indian tribes both before and after the coming of the Europeans? I am loooking for something pretty comprehensive (although it doesn't have to be in just a single book) and accurate (I don't want to read an author with an axe to grind and a thousand pages to do it with)... Similar recommendations for Central and South American native peoples would be appreciated later on down the road if you care to make some now...
paul@uofm-cv.UUCP (Paul 'da Kingfish' Killey) (08/02/84)
Try 'White Man's Indian' or something like it, by Robert Berkhofer. It's a different and (in my mind) interesting approach. I think it is out in paper. He also wrote 'Missionary and the Savage' I think.
heahd@tellab1.UUCP (Dan Wood) (08/02/84)
Ruth Bebe Hill's book Hanta Yo is very interesting. While it is written in novel form I think it provides valuable insights into the day-to-day life of the northen plains indians. The book is far far superior to the reccently brodcast TV mini series based on it (The Mystic Warrior) so don't draw any conclusions about the book from the TV show. Another good book on the subject is Across The Wide Missouri by Bernard DeVoto. The book is actully about the Rocky Mountian fur trade during the 1830's. But, since the trade was with the indians, the book goes into the customs of several NW tribes, including the Black Foot, Crow, Flat Heads, and Nez Perce. For info on the tribes around the Great Lakes try Indian Tribes of the Western Great Lakes. I don't know the author's name off hand but, I think the book was published by the University of Minnesota Press. And of course there's always Black Elk Speaks which has become a classic in the field. If there is enough interest in this subject I'll be glad to post a bibliography of my entire library which consists of 20 or 32 books on various North American indians. "Come on Lakota! It's a good day to die!" DW @ ...!ihnp4!tellab1!heahd
wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) (08/06/84)
So you want Indian information? How about: HANDBOOK OF NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS, William C. Sturtevant, General Editor 20 Volumes [!!] Volumes 9 ($23, 1979) and 10 ($25, 1983) are reviewed in the July '84 issue of Scientific American, p. 36 ff. This is a Smithsonian/ US Gov't Printing Office series. This set is a new edition of the previous 2-volume Smithsonian reference on Indians. Five volumes have appeared so far. The two volumes reveiwed are devoted to Southwest region cultures. They consist of many collected essays, studies, and treatments by many diverse authors. The review mentions that the two volumes discussed have "a readability that will repay many general readers." The next volume, due in the fall, will be devoted to the peoples of the Far North. Hope this is of interest. Will