Traces the movement of North America's native peoples from prehistoric times to the present day.-- from cover. Featuring more than 100 newly created and period maps in full color, this indispensable reference traces the movement of North America's native peoples from prehistoric times to the present day. An illuminating text by specialized contributors explains the events that precipitated change, and a wealth of illustrations provides insight into...

"From renowned comedy journalist and historian Kliph Nesteroff comes the underappreciated story of Native Americans and comedy"-- Comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff focuses on one of comedy's most significant and little-known stories: how, despite having been denied representation in the entertainment industry, Native Americans have influenced and advanced the art form. Profiles important events and humorists from the 1880s to the present. t was one...

"The most enduring feature of U.S. history is the presence of Native Americans, yet most histories focus on Europeans and their descendants. This long practice of ignoring Indigenous history is changing, however, as a new generation of scholars insists that any full American history address the struggle, survival, and resurgence of American Indian nations. ... Ned Blackhawk interweaves five centuries of Native and non-Native histories, from Spanish...

We expect our judges to be honest and wise. Their integrity and impartiality are the bedrock of the entire judicial system. We trust them to ensure fair trials, to protect the rights of all litigants, to punish those who do wrong, and to oversee the orderly and efficient flow of justice. But what happens when a judge bends the law or takes a bribe? It’s rare, but it happens. Lacy Stoltz is an investigator for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct....

Alvin Maker is awakening to many mysteries: his own strange powers, the magic of the American frontier, and the special virtues of its chosen people, the Native Americans. Alvin has discovered his own unique talent for making things whole again. Now he summons all his powers to prevent the tragic war between Native Americans and the white settlers of North America.

In this enlightening book, scholars and activists Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker tackle a wide range of myths about Native American culture and history that have misinformed generations. Tracing how these ideas evolved, and drawing from history, the authors disrupt long-held and enduring myths such as: “Columbus Discovered America” -- Thanksgiving Proves the Indians Welcomed Pilgrims” -- “Indians Were Savage and Warlike” --...

The Yellow House expands the map of New Orleans to include the stories of its lesser known natives, guided deftly by one of its native daughters, to demonstrate how enduring drives of clan, pride, and familial love resist and defy erasure. Located in the gap between the "Big Easy" of tourist guides and the New Orleans in which Broom was raised, The Yellow House is a brilliant memoir of place, class, race, the seeping rot of inequality, and the internalized...

Documents the forced removal in 1838 of the Cherokee Nation from the southeastern United States to Oklahoma; explores issues of racial identity between the mixed-descent peoples of both Native American and African American heritage; examines the crossover of ancient native remedies to present-day medical practices; documents the 1869, U.S. government-enacted policy of educating Native American children in the ways of western society.

This introduction to Native culture through real-life stories about members of different Indian tribal nations provides a solid blend of text, photos and young peopleś observations; from folk stories and insights on Native arts to history. The b̳y kids for kids ̲format provides many unusual clear explanations of events.

"A stunning new volume from the first Native American Poet Laureate of the U.S., informed by her tribal history and connection to the land."--Publisher's description.