Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Ioway in Missouri The Ioway in Missouri Greg Olson "Focusing on the Ioways' role in Missouri's colonial and early statehood periods, Olson describes Ioway creation stories and oral tradition; farming and hunting practices; relations with neighboring … OL11971057W
Indian voices Indian voices Alison Owings A contemporary oral history documenting what Native Americans from 16 different tribal nations say about themselves and the world around them. OL15975618W
Great cruelties have been reported Great cruelties have been reported Richard Flint "This book details the investigation into cruelties that Coronado and his men reportedly inflicted upon the Native peoples of the Southwest, delving deeper into the known copies of the investigation … OL16714824W
The myth of indigenous Caribbean extinction The myth of indigenous Caribbean extinction Tony Castanha "This book debunks one of the greatest myths ever told in Caribbean history: that the indigenous peoples who encountered a very lost Christopher Columbus are "extinct." Through the uncovering of rece… OL16981936W
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz,Laural Merlington,Debbie Reese,Jean Mendoza Today in the United States, there are more than five hundred federally recognized Indigenous nations comprising nearly three million people, descendants of the fifteen million Native people who once … OL17640485W
A century of dishonor A century of dishonor Helen Hunt Jackson A Century of Dishonor exposes how various people, from the military personnel to the government official, viewed Native Americans. Jackson outlines treaties between the federal government and various… OL1800219W
Chief Joseph & the Flight of the Nez Perce Chief Joseph & the Flight of the Nez Perce Kent Nerburn Hidden in the shadow cast by the great western expeditions of Lewis and Clark lies another journey every bit as poignant, every bit as dramatic, and every bit as essential to an understanding of who … OL1813886W
The dark history of America's old West The dark history of America's old West Sean Callery "A collection of dark deeds from America's old West"--Provided by publisher. OL18623806W
California through Native eyes California through Native eyes Bauer, William J. Jr "Most California histories begin with the arrival of the Spanish missionaries in the late eighteenth century and skip to the Gold Rush of 1849. Noticeably absent from these stories are the perspectiv… OL19723937W
Thundersticks Thundersticks David J. Silverman The adoption of firearms by Native Americans between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries marked a turning point in the history of North America's indigenous peoples--a cultural earthquake so pro… OL20040655W
Indians of the Americas Indians of the Americas Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz Concerned with American Indian self-determination, this book proposes that international human rights and the international political system are the means whereby the political aspects of Indian self… OL2655619W
Brutality and benevolence Brutality and benevolence Abel A. Alves "Cultural anthropology of the conquest and the establishment of the colonial system in the 16th century. Explores basic human sentiments - wonderment, hatred, brutality, compassion - using both the A… OL2985279W
The California missions The California missions Dale Anderson Describes the arrival of the Spanish in early California, their impact on the native inhabitants, and the founding and construction of missions there to support their claim on the land. OL3922103W
The Trail of Tears The Trail of Tears Gloria Jahoda An angry narrative of the forcible uprooting and often brutal removal of more than fifty Indian tribes and groups originally located east of the Mississippi and their forced resettlement in the alien… OL46461W
Conquest Conquest Andrea Smith "In this revolutionary text, prominent Native American studies scholar and activist Andrea Smith reveals the connections between different forms of violence -- perpetrated by the state and by society… OL5723744W
Native Americans and the United States Native Americans and the United States Alison Kelley Describes the years of conflict between Native Americans and European settlers, and briefly mentions some attempts by the United States government to make amends for some of the injustices the Indian… OL6028286W