Entries describe the location, population, history, and customs of tribes native to North America, north of the Rio Grande

The Native Tribes of North America: A Concise Encyclopedia

History

Hook, Richard

Johnson, Michael G.

Americas

Macmillan Library Reference

Review\n[Review of previous edition:] This authoritative illustrated reference has been created to be a companion to the Encyclopedia of Native Tribes of North America. It examines in detail how Native American culture evolved and considers the regional similarities in and differences between the arts and crafts created by tribes across the continent. Contemporary and modern photographs, fine line illustrations and step-by-step reconstructions (including a Plains Indian warrior dress with headdress, war bonnet, shirt and leggings) show manufacturing techniques as well as the skill and artistry of the makers. ― American Indian Art Magazine Published On: 2012-09-01\n[Review of previous edition:] Unlike Euro American societies, Indian artists did not produce art for art's sake; it was inseparable from other material culture. As such, this isn't just an examination of arts and crafts of the United States and Canada. It's also a look into their way of life and their belief systems. In encyclopedic fashion, this title shows how Indian culture evolved with an emphasis on the artifacts produced -- everything from clothing, masks to jewelry. Decorations are of prime importance whether, it's beadwork or basketry that's the topic. The authors address not just what was made, but also how it came to be.... Text and illustrations are both abundant. ― Antique Week Published On: 2012-05-28\n[Review of previous edition:] Wholly a historical encyclopedia. It does a good job of covering the continent [and] tribal groups in each region. ― Book News Published On: 2012-12-01\n[Review of previous edition:] For collectors seeking to authenticate an item and everyone seeking expert information on Native American crafts, this will prove a valuable, up-to-date resource. -- Deborah Donovan ― Booklist Published On: 2011-12-15\n[Review of previous edition:] This book is recommended for dealers who have tribal arts items in their inventory, for students of ethnography, for people interested in the history of Native handwork and the design/motif heritage, and for those who delight in collecting indigenous arts. It is a fine resource book. ― Maine Antique Digest Published On: 2012-04-01\n[Review of previous edition:] This highly visual publication will be a boon to ethnographers and artists interested in Native American traditions. ― Publishers Weekly Web Exclusive Published On: 2011-11-14\n[Review of previous edition:] Readers will be impressed by the hundreds of black and white and color illustrations ranging from museum specimen photos (of widely varying quality) to early painted portraits, galleries of pottery and fabric design variations, maps, pictures of artisans at work, and labeled diagrams or exploded views of garments, housing, head gear and weapons. -- John Peters, formerly New York Public Library ― School Library Journal Published On: 2012-02-01\n[Review of previous edition:] Arts and Crafts of the Native American Tribes is a richly illustrated, detailed review of the material culture of North American Indians...This book takes a detailed and scholarly approach to material culture of Native North America. As such, it will be of interest to specialists such as ethnographers, museum staff, and collectors. -- Margo Crabtree ― Science Books and Films Published On: 2012-03-01\n[Review of previous edition:] Totem poles may be the best known artifacts of native creativity. As the spectacular displays presented here illustrate, however, they are only a small sample of the industry and ingenuity of peoples ranging from Tlingit to Cherokee. The book shows that native peoples have worked with a diversity of materials, from silver to porcupine quills, throughout their history. -- Ron Kirbyson ― Winnipeg Free Press Published On: 2011-12-05\n"What makes this work exceptional is the color photography, use of illustrations and diagrams, and maps. One really gets the sense that this is a labor of love for the authors and that they did painsta

Arts and Crafts of the Native American Tribes

Arts & Photography

YENNE, Bill

History & Criticism

Firefly Books

Review\n[Review of previously published edition:] Revised and expanded, Johnson's Encyclopedia of Native Tribes of North America is a delight both to the eye and the pocketbook.... The fact that Firefly Books could do this exquisite volume for such a small price is to be commended. Recommended. -- Diana Shonrock ― Booklist Published On: 2008-05-01\n[Review of previously published edition:] Provides concise information about Native peoples north of the Rio Grande, including Canada... Although similar to other one-volume encyclopedias, the rich illustration and supplemental sections make this volume worthwhile. Summing Up: Recommended. All levels. -- M. Cedar Face, Southern Oregon University ― Choice Published On: 2008-04-01\n[Review of hardcover edition:] This new edition features 16 additional pages, new maps on the Arctic and the Subarctic, a section on the Metis, an expanded glossary, and updated census data. Like earlier editions, it is organized by culture area ("Northwestern Woodlands," "Southeastern Woodlands," "Plains and Prairie," "Plateau," "Great Basin," "California," "Southwest," "Northwest Coast," "Subarctic," and "Arctic"). Each culture area is introduced with a linguistic chart, an ethnohistorical essay, and a map; these help readers understand relationships between nations in the specific areas. . . The volume is enhanced with an informative introduction, an explanation of linguistic classification (language families), extensive and detailed maps, a section on native people today, detailed demographic statistics for the US and Canada, and an illustrated glossary. Though not in academia, Johnson has published about native peoples for more than 30 years. . . The maps, photographs, and beautiful illustrations by Hook, combined with concise, accurate entries, make this volume a good purchase, especially for libraries that lack the 2007 edition. Summing up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and above; general readers. -- M. Cedar Face ― Choice Published On: 2015-03-01\n[Review of hardcover edition:] Johnson, author of several books on Native Americans, expanded and richly illustrated this second edition, which focuses on tribes living north of the Rio Grande, including Alaska and Canada. In addition to the color plates by Richard Hook, there are numerous maps, illustrations, and black-and-white photos throughout. An overview of the classification of Indian languages serves as the basis for the organization of the subsequent sections of the encyclopedia. Each chapter concentrates on a geographic region with tribal information arranged by language. The content is concise, gathering facts on ethnology, demographics, and culture. A glossary, census data, and a bibliography are also included. Anyone interested in Native American history and culture will find this book a valuable resource. VERDICT A worthwhile addition to the reference collection at school, college, and public libraries. -- Diane Fulkerson, University of South Florida ― Library Journal Published On: 2014-11-01\n"A model of excellence in the art of reference volume publishing... Every public and school library... should acquire this treasure. It will remain the standard for many years to come." 
-- Dr. James A. Clifton, Department of Anthropology, Western Michigan University 
"This substantial reference remains one of the most elaborately illustrated books on Native Americans now in print... Highly recommended." 
-- Library Journal 
This superb, fully illustrated reference offers the most up-to-date and essential facts on the identity, kinships, locations, populations and cultural characteristics of some 400 separately identifiable peoples native to the North American continent, both living and extinct, from the Canadian Arctic to the Rio Grande. 
The abundance of illustrations and photographs form an especially rich store of material describing the vast range of Native American material culture. The maps are valuable pictorial repr

Encyclopedia of Native Tribes of North America

This book covers all seven main elements of the Sioux people: the four tribes that made up the Dakota or eastern division – the Mdewakanton, Wahpekute, Sisseton, and Wahpeton. The Middle Sioux or Nakota division comprised the Yankton and Yanktonai; and the Western Sioux or Lakota Division- the largest subtribe outnumbering the other six together.

Sioux: Warriors of the Plains

Chartwell Books

Reflections on the Principles of Psychology: William James After A Century

This important volume looks back to 1890 and -- 100 years later -- asks some of the same questions William James was asking in his Principles of Psychology. In so doing, it reviews our progress toward their solutions. Among the contemporary concerns of 1990 that the editors consider are: the nature of the self and the will, conscious experience, associationism, the basic acts of cognition, and the nature of perception. Their findings: Although the developments in each of these areas during the last 100 years have been monumental, James' views as presented in the Principles still remain viable and provocative. To provide a context for understanding James, some chapters are devoted primarily to recent scholarship about James himself -- focusing on the time the Principles was written, relevant intellectual influences, and considerations of his understanding of this "new" science of psychology. The balance of this volume is devoted to specific topics of particular interest to James. One critical theme woven into almost every chapter is the tension between the role of experience (or phenomenological data) within a scientific psychology, and the viability of a materialistic (or biologically reductive) account of mental life. Written for professionals, practitioners, and students of psychology -- in all disciplines.

Reflections On The Principles Of Psychology

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Henley, Tracy B.

Psychology & Counseling

Routledge

The Woodland cultural areas of the eastern half of America has been the most important in shaping its history. This volume details the history, culture and conflicts of the 'Woodland' Indians, a name assigned to all the tribes living east of the Mississippi River between the Gulf of Mexico and James Bay, including the Siouans, Iroquians, and Algonkians. In at least three major battles between Indian and Euro-American military forces more soldiers were killed than at the battle of Little Bighorn in 1876, when George Custer lost his command. With the aid of numerous illustrations and photographs, including eight full page colour plates by Richard Hook, this title explores the history and culture of the American Woodland Indians.

American Woodland Indians (Men-at-Arms)

Osprey_Publishing

Reflections on the Principles of Psychology: William James After a Century

This important volume looks back to 1890 and -- 100 years later -- asks some of the same questions William James was asking in his Principles of Psychology. In so doing, it reviews our progress toward their solutions. Among the contemporary concerns of 1990 that the editors consider are: the nature of the self and the will, conscious experience, associationism, the basic acts of cognition, and the nature of perception. Their findings: Although the developments in each of these areas during the last 100 years have been monumental, James' views as presented in the Principles still remain viable and provocative. To provide a context for understanding James, some chapters are devoted primarily to recent scholarship about James himself -- focusing on the time the Principles was written, relevant intellectual influences, and considerations of his understanding of this "new" science of psychology. The balance of this volume is devoted to specific topics of particular interest to James. One critical theme woven into almost every chapter is the tension between the role of experience (or phenomenological data) within a scientific psychology, and the viability of a materialistic (or biologically reductive) account of mental life. Written for professionals, practitioners, and students of psychology -- in all disciplines.

Psychology Press

Praise for the companion title Encyclopedia of Native Tribes of North America by Michael Johnson: "This substantial reference remains one of the most elaborately illustrated books on Native Americans now in print. . . . Highly recommended for North American historical and ethnographical collections." -- Library Journal 
 Arts and Crafts of the Native American Tribes is an authoritative illustrated reference that has been carefully created to be a companion to Encyclopedia of Native Tribes of North America, not a competitive title. It examines in detail how Native American culture evolved and considers the regional similarities and differences of the arts and crafts created by tribes across the continent. Contemporary and modern photographs, fine line illustrations and step-by-step reconstructions (including a Plains Indian warrior dress with headdress, war bonnet, shirt and leggings) show the techniques of manufacture and display the skill and artistry of the crafters. 
 The book opens with concise coverage of the main cultural areas of North America and a survey of styles by region and over time. A major section on the living structures -- huts, tipis, igloos, etc. -- is followed by an analysis of individual crafts. These include: 
<ul>
<li>Baskets -- plaiting, twining, coiling</li> <li>Bone, antler and horn -- implements, tools, pins, fishhooks</li> <li>Decorative arts -- beadwork, porcupine quillwork</li> <li>Featherwork -- bonnets and headdresses</li> <li>Metalwork -- copper, silver, iron, gold</li> <li>Pottery</li> <li>Shellwork</li> <li>Skinwork -- rawhide, leather, furs</li> <li>Stonework -- arrowheads, pipes, art</li> <li>Textiles -- spinning, weaving</li> <li>Woodwork -- totems, figures, masks, utensils, working with bark. </li> </ul>
 Arts and Crafts of the Native American Tribes is destined to be a primary reference used by ethnographers, historians and collectors for years to come. It is essential for any library serving academic patrons.

An authoritative illustrated study of the People of the Longhouse. 
 In this handsome book, Michael G. Johnson, the author of the award-winning Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes and its companion, Arts and Crafts of the North American Tribes, looks at the people of the Iroquois Confederacy. The tribes were the Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga, Onondaga, Seneca, and -- admitted into the Iroquois as a sixth nation by 1722 -- the Tuscarora. 
 Iroquois: People of the Longhouse details their story up to the present day, when perhaps 50,000 people of Iroquois descent still live on, or near, their reserves in Canada and the U.S., with that many again living in cities. 
 Rich with archival, contemporary and modern photographs, maps and illustrations, Iroquois: People of the Longhouse contains certainty: 
<ul>
<li> The Origins of the Iroquois Confederacy</li> <li> The Six Nations and Incorporated Tribes</li> <li> History 1500-1750</li> <li> The French and Indian War 1754-1766</li> <li> New Wars in the Old Northwest</li> <li> The American Revolution and the Aftermath</li> <li> Disintegration, Reformation and Perseverance 1783 to the Present</li> <li> Iroquois in the West</li> <li> Iroquois Social &amp; Political </li> <li> Warfare</li> <li> Food and Flora</li> <li> Religion and Rituals</li> <li> Material Culture: Longhouses, Dress, Wampum, Masks, Decorative Art, Beadwork</li> <li> Important People in Six Nations History. </li> </ul>
 An Iroquois gazetteer, bibliography and list of Iroquois reserves and reservations and their populations complete this authoritative reference.

Iroquois: People of the Longhouse

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

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The Native Tribes of North America: A Concise Encyclopedia

Arts and Crafts of the Native American Tribes

Encyclopedia of Native Tribes of North America

Sioux: Warriors of the Plains

Reflections On The Principles Of Psychology

American Woodland Indians (Men-at-Arms)

Reflections on the Principles of Psychology: William James After a Century

Reflections on the Principles of Psychology: William James After A Century

Arts and Crafts of the Native American Tribes

Iroquois: People of the Longhouse