Author: Mir Tamim Ansary
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN: 9781588104526
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Introduces the various Native American tribes of the Great Basin region, discussing their history, dwellings, artwork, religious beliefs, clothing, food, and other aspects of their way of life.
Great Basin Indians
Author: Mir Tamim Ansary
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN: 9781588104526
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Introduces the various Native American tribes of the Great Basin region, discussing their history, dwellings, artwork, religious beliefs, clothing, food, and other aspects of their way of life.
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN: 9781588104526
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Introduces the various Native American tribes of the Great Basin region, discussing their history, dwellings, artwork, religious beliefs, clothing, food, and other aspects of their way of life.
The Great Basin Indians
Author: Karen Bush Gibson
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780736843188
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Provides an introduction to Native American tribes of the Great Basin, including their social structure, homes, food, clothing, and traditions.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780736843188
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Provides an introduction to Native American tribes of the Great Basin, including their social structure, homes, food, clothing, and traditions.
Great Basin Indians
Author: Melissa McDaniel
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN: 1432949586
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
This title teaches readers about the first people to live in the Great Basin region of North America. It discusses their culture, customs, ways of life, interactions with other settlers, and their lives today.
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN: 1432949586
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
This title teaches readers about the first people to live in the Great Basin region of North America. It discusses their culture, customs, ways of life, interactions with other settlers, and their lives today.
Great Basin Indians
Author: Michael Hittman
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
ISBN: 0874179106
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
The Native American inhabitants of North America’s Great Basin have a long, eventful history and rich cultures. Great Basin Indians: An Encyclopedic History covers all aspects of their world. The book is organized in an encyclopedic format to allow full discussion of many diverse topics, including geography, religion, significant individuals, the impact of Euro-American settlement, wars, tribes and intertribal relations, reservations, federal policies regarding Native Americans, scholarly theories regarding their prehistory, and others. Author Michael Hittman employs a vast range of archival and secondary sources as well as interviews, and he addresses the fruits of such recent methodologies as DNA analysis and gender studies that offer new insights into the lives and history of these enduring inhabitants of one of North America’s most challenging environments. Great Basin Indians is an essential resource for any reader interested in the Native peoples of the American West and in western history in general.
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
ISBN: 0874179106
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
The Native American inhabitants of North America’s Great Basin have a long, eventful history and rich cultures. Great Basin Indians: An Encyclopedic History covers all aspects of their world. The book is organized in an encyclopedic format to allow full discussion of many diverse topics, including geography, religion, significant individuals, the impact of Euro-American settlement, wars, tribes and intertribal relations, reservations, federal policies regarding Native Americans, scholarly theories regarding their prehistory, and others. Author Michael Hittman employs a vast range of archival and secondary sources as well as interviews, and he addresses the fruits of such recent methodologies as DNA analysis and gender studies that offer new insights into the lives and history of these enduring inhabitants of one of North America’s most challenging environments. Great Basin Indians is an essential resource for any reader interested in the Native peoples of the American West and in western history in general.
Native Tribes of the Great Basin and Plateau
Author: Marlys Johnson
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 9780836856101
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
An introduction to the history, culture, and people of the many Indian tribes that inhabited the region of the present states of Utah and Nevada and the mountainous area of the northwest United States and southern British Columbia in Canada.
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 9780836856101
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
An introduction to the history, culture, and people of the many Indian tribes that inhabited the region of the present states of Utah and Nevada and the mountainous area of the northwest United States and southern British Columbia in Canada.
Native Peoples of the Great Basin
Author: Krystyna Poray Goddu
Publisher: Lerner Publications
ISBN: 1512410802
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Long before Europeans came to the harsh landscape of the Great Basin, many nations of American Indians lived in the region. They had their own languages and cultures, and they knew how to survive in an area with extreme weather and little food. • The Shoshone made powerful bows that could shoot an arrow through a bison. • The Paiute created duck decoys from reeds to help them hunt birds. • The Washoe weaved baskets from reeds and willow. The Great Basin is still home to many twenty-first century American Indians. They continue to weave baskets, hold traditional celebrations, and speak their native languages. Learn more about the past and present of the native peoples of the Great Basin.
Publisher: Lerner Publications
ISBN: 1512410802
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Long before Europeans came to the harsh landscape of the Great Basin, many nations of American Indians lived in the region. They had their own languages and cultures, and they knew how to survive in an area with extreme weather and little food. • The Shoshone made powerful bows that could shoot an arrow through a bison. • The Paiute created duck decoys from reeds to help them hunt birds. • The Washoe weaved baskets from reeds and willow. The Great Basin is still home to many twenty-first century American Indians. They continue to weave baskets, hold traditional celebrations, and speak their native languages. Learn more about the past and present of the native peoples of the Great Basin.
Great Basin Indians
Author: Craig A. Doherty
Publisher: Chelsea House
ISBN: 9780816059744
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
This is an indispensible volume that relates the story of the culture of the Great Basin Indians including tribes such as the Ute, Paiute, and Shoshone. The book looks at the importance of pinon cultivation, the round dance, fur trading, and much more.
Publisher: Chelsea House
ISBN: 9780816059744
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
This is an indispensible volume that relates the story of the culture of the Great Basin Indians including tribes such as the Ute, Paiute, and Shoshone. The book looks at the importance of pinon cultivation, the round dance, fur trading, and much more.
Indians of the Great Basin and Plateau
Author: Francis Haines
Publisher: New York : Putnam
ISBN:
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
A history of the Nez Perce, Flathead and Shoshoni Indian tribes of the Great Basin and the Columbia Plateau, which depicts tribal life both past and present.
Publisher: New York : Putnam
ISBN:
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
A history of the Nez Perce, Flathead and Shoshoni Indian tribes of the Great Basin and the Columbia Plateau, which depicts tribal life both past and present.
Violence over the Land
Author: Ned BLACKHAWK
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674020995
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
In this ambitious book that ranges across the Great Basin, Blackhawk places Native peoples at the center of a dynamic story as he chronicles two centuries of Indian and imperial history that shaped the American West. This book is a passionate reminder of the high costs that the making of American history occasioned for many indigenous peoples.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674020995
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
In this ambitious book that ranges across the Great Basin, Blackhawk places Native peoples at the center of a dynamic story as he chronicles two centuries of Indian and imperial history that shaped the American West. This book is a passionate reminder of the high costs that the making of American history occasioned for many indigenous peoples.
Indians of the Great Basin
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Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Presents information on the Native Americans in the Great Basin area of the Western United States. Includes information on material, social, and political cultures. Provides information on the art, literature, spiritualism, and religion of the Native Americans. Contains a bibliography and offers information on contemporary issues.
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Languages : en
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Book Description
Presents information on the Native Americans in the Great Basin area of the Western United States. Includes information on material, social, and political cultures. Provides information on the art, literature, spiritualism, and religion of the Native Americans. Contains a bibliography and offers information on contemporary issues.