Native America

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This history of Native Americans, from the period of first contactto the present day, offers an important variation to existingstudies by placing the lives and experiences of Native Americancommunities at the center of the narrative. * Presents an innovative approach to Native American history byplacing individual native communities and their experiences at thecenter of the study * Following a first chapter that deals with creation myths, theremainder of the narrative is structured chronologically, coveringover 600 years from the point of first contact to the presentday * Illustrates the great diversity in American Indian culture andemphasizes the importance of Native Americans in the history ofNorth America * Provides an excellent survey for courses in Native Americanhistory * Includes maps, photographs, a timeline, questions fordiscussion, and "A Closer Focus" textboxes that providebiographies of individuals and that elaborate on the text, exposing students to issues of race, class, and gender

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Michael Leroy Oberg

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Few areas of scholarship have changed as rapidly as the field ofNative American history. Michael Oberg's eloquent new textbook,drawn from his sure command of a vast literature, distills the mostimportant developments in the field and should find a place inevery course focused on the history of America's indigenouspeoples." --Peter C. Mancall, University of Southern California "Oberg's work presents a readable narrative history ofAmerican Indian nations and their history in what became and is theUnited States. Written around issues that faced American Indiansand following the individual chronologies of specific groups indifferent regions, it provides a text that communicates the breadthand complexity of American Indian history to students in a way thatno other text achieves." --Carol Higham, University of North Carolina atCharlotte
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