
- 428 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Intended to help students explore ethnic identityâone of the most important issues of the 21st centuryâthis concise, one-stop reference presents rigorously researched content on the national groups and ethnicities of North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. Combining up-to-date information with extensive historical and cultural background, the encyclopedia covers approximately 150 groups arranged alphabetically. Each engaging entry offers a short introduction detailing names, population estimates, language, and religion. This is followed by a history of the group through the turn of the 19th century, with background on societal organization and culture and expanded information on language and religious beliefs. The last section of each entry discusses the group in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, including information on its present situation. Readers will also learn about demographic trends and major population centers, parallels with other groups, typical ways of life, and relations with neighbors. Major events and notable challenges are documented, as are key figures who played a significant political or cultural role in the group's history. Each entry also provides a list for further reading and research.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction: Ethnicity in the Americas
- Acadians
- African Americans
- Afro-Brazilians
- Afro-Cubans
- Afro-South Americans
- Aguarunas
- Aleuts
- Americans of European Descent
- Amish
- Anguillans
- Antiguans and Barbudans
- Apaches
- Arab Americans
- Argentines
- Arhuacos
- Arubans
- AshĂĄninkas
- Asian Americans
- Aymaras
- Bahamians
- Barbadians
- Belizeans
- Bermudians
- Blackfoot
- Bolivians
- Bonaireans
- Brazilians
- Bribris
- Cajuns
- Cambas
- Canadians
- Caymanians
- Chatinos
- Cherokees
- Cheyennes
- Chickasaws
- Chileans
- Chinantecs
- Chipewyans
- Chippewas (See Ojibwe)
- Chiquitanos
- Choctaws
- Colombians
- Comanches
- Costa Ricans
- Creeks
- Crees
- Crows
- Cubans
- Curaçaoans
- Dominicans
- Dominicas
- Ecuadorians
- Falkland Islanders
- Garifunas
- Gitxsans
- Grenadians
- Guadeloupeans
- Guahibos
- Guajajaras
- Guaranis
- Guatemalans
- Guaymis
- Guianans
- Guyanese
- Gwich'ins
- Gypsies (See Romanis)
- Haidas, Tlingits, Tsimshians
- Haitians
- Hawaiians
- Hispanic Americans
- Ho-Chunks
- Hondurans
- Hopis
- Huastecs
- Huaves
- Huichols
- Ingas
- Innus
- Inuits
- Iroquois
- Jamaicans
- Jewish Americans
- Jivaros
- Kaingangs
- Kalaallits
- Kiowas
- Kitteans
- Kollas
- Kunas
- Latino Americans (See Hispanic Americans)
- Lencas
- Lumbees
- Machiguengas
- Macushis
- Mapuches
- Martinicans
- Martinois
- Mayans
- Mayos
- Mazahuas
- Métis
- Mi'kmaqs
- Miskitos
- Mixes
- Mixtecs
- Montserratians
- Mormons
- Nahuas
- Navajos
- Ndyukas
- Nevisians
- Nicaraguans
- Odawas
- Ojibwes
- Otomis
- Pacific Islander Americans
- Paez
- Panamanians
- Paraguayans
- Peruvians
- Piaroas
- Pierrois
- Pipils
- Potawatomis
- PotiguĂĄras
- Puerto Ricans
- Purépechas
- Québécois
- Quechuas
- Romanis
- Saint Lucians
- Saint Maartens
- Salvadorans
- Saramaccas
- Seminoles
- Shipibo-Conibos
- Sioux
- Surinamese
- Tarahumaras
- Ticunas
- Tlapanecs
- Tobas
- Tohono O'odhams
- Trinidadians and Tobagonians
- Triques
- Turks and Caicos Islanders
- Uruguayans
- Venezuelans
- Vincentians
- Virgin Islanders
- Waraos
- Wayuus
- Yanomamis
- Yaquis
- Yupiks
- Zapotecs
- Zoques
- Zunis
- Geographical Index
- Index
- About the Author