The Element Encyclopedia of Native Americans

An A to Z of Tribes, Culture, and History

Adele Nozedar

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN:
  9780007485147
• eBook ISBN:
  9780007519446
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: North American History
• Index: History

A comprehensive guide to the history, culture, and religious beliefs and practices of America's native people, The Element Encyclopedia of Native Americans tells the varied and colourful stories of the tribes, their greatest leaders, wars, pacts, and the long-lasting impact that their profound wisdom and spirituality has on the West today.

Containing a fascinating and comprehensive list of A-Z entries, including a series of essays, this encyclopedia will highlight:

• Rituals and Ceremonies
• Sacred Sites
• The Arrival of the Europeans
• Shamanism
• Totems
• The Warrior
• The Afterlife
• The First Nation Today
• The Reservations
• The Visionary World
• Ancestors and Spirits

Illustrated throughout, including charts of the totem animals belonging to each clan and maps of tribal areas.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Introduction
• Map
• A—Abenaki to Atlatl
• B—Babiche to Bury the Hatchet
• C—Cacique to Custer’s Last Stand
• D—Dakota to Duwamish
• E—Eagles to Etching
• F—False Face to French and Indian War
• G—Gall to Guyasuta
• H—Hair to Huron
• I—Illinois to The Iroquois False Face Society
• J—James Bigheart to Jumping Bull
• K—Kachina to Kokopelli
• L—La Flesche, Susette to Luther Standing Bear
• M—Mahican to Mystery Dog
• N—Names for the White Man to Nisqually
• O—Oglala to Ouray
• P—Pacanne to Pushmataha
• Q—Quapaw to Quetzalcoatl
• R—Rain-in-the-Face to Roots
• S—Sacajawea to Syringes
• T—Tadodaho to Tuskaloosa
• U—Umiak to Ute
• V—Vanilla to Vision Quest
• W—Wabanaki Confederacy to Wyandot
• Y—Yakama to Yuchi
• Z—Zitkala-Sa to Zuni
• Picture Section
• Image credits
• Copyright
• About the Publishers