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Shipley. The Maidu Indian Myths and Stories of Hanc'ibyjim

Maidu Indian Myths and Stories of Hanc'ibyjim
edited and translated by William Shipley
182 pages. 1991

9780930588526

Mundy: The Mapping of New Spain. Indigenous Cartography and the Maps of the Relaciones Geograficas. Paperback

Mapping of New Spain. Indigenous Cartography and the Maps of the Relaciones Geograficas. Paperback. By Barbara E. Mundy
xxii, 281 pages, with 100 illustrations in black white, 8 colour plates, appendices, notes, bibliography and index. 2000

978022655097815a30

Brody. Maps and Dreams. Indians and the British Columbia Frontier. Paperback

Maps and Dreams. Indians and the British Columbia Frontier. Paperback
Hugh Brody
320 pages, maps, index, bibliography. 1981, reissued 1998
The Canadian subarctic is a world of forest, prairie, and muskeg; of rainbow trout, moose, and caribou; of Indian hunters and trappers. It is also a world of boomtowns and bars, oil rigs and seismic soundings; of white energy speculators, ranchers, and sports hunters.

978088133965922

Cutler. Massacre at Sand Creek. Cloth. Narrative Voices. Hardcover

Massacre at Sand Creek. Cloth. Narrative Voices. Hardcover
Bruce Cutler
252 pages. 1995
Recreates the Sand Creek Massacre in which a Colorado militia force attacked a camp of Cheyenne, and shares the voices of soldiers, Indians, and other witnesses

978080612730920

Kroeber. Massacre on the Gila. An Account of the Last Major Battle Between American Indians, with Reflections on the Origin of War

Massacre on the Gila. An Account of the Last Major Battle Between American Indians, with Reflections on the Origin of War
by Clifton B. Kroeber and Bernard L. Fontana
232 pages, maps, references, index. 1993

978081651359819

Menzel: Material World: A Global Family Portrait. Hardcover

Material World: A Global Family Portrait. Hardcover
by Peter Menzel and Charles C. Mann
255 pages, with 350 color photographs. 1994
Material World demonstrates the emerging global economy by displaying families in more than 30 nations outside their homes, with all their possessions in view. Statistical information accompanies the photo-essay, so readers can compare one culture with another

978087156437540

Crawford. Mayor Domo. Chronicle of an Acequia in Northern New Mexico. Paperback

Mayor Domo. Chronicle of an Acequia in Northern New Mexico. Paperback
by Stanley Crawford
xii, 229 pages. 1993

978082631445118

Kroeber. A Mohave War Reminiscence, 1854-1880. Paperback

Mohave War Reminiscence, 1854-1880. Paperback
by A.L. Kroeber and C.B. Kroeber
xi, 109 pages, with a fold-out map. 1994

978048628163608

Cushing: The Mythic World of the Zuni. Hardback

Mythic World of the Zuni. Hardback
As written by Frank Hamilton Cushing. Edited and illustrated by Barton Wright
25 myths, with illustrations, 167 pages with notes, appendices, bibliography. 1988

9780826310361

Spencer: Mythology and Values: Analysis of Navaho Chantway Myths. Paperback

Mythology and Values: Analysis of Navaho Chantway Myths. Paperback
By Katherine Spencer
240 pages, with notes, bibliography. 1957

978029273528607

Wissler & Duvall. Mythology of the Blackfoot Indians. Paperback

Mythology of the Blackfoot Indians. Paperback

by Wissler, Clark / Duvall, D. C., with an introduction by Alice Beck Kehoe

166 pages, with index, some photo's. 1995

978080329762317

McLaughlin. Myths and Legends of the Sioux: With Illustrations from Original Drawings. Paperback

Myths and Legends of the Sioux: With Illustrations from Original Drawings. Paperback
by Marie L. McLaughlin
200 pages, illustrated. 1990

978080328171415

Chase: Narratives of the Wreck of the Whale-Ship Essex. Paperback

Narratives of the Wreck of the Whale-Ship Essex. Paperback
by Owen Chase
87 pages. 1989

978048626121807

Newcomb: Navaho Folk Tales. Paperback

Navaho Folk Tales. Paperback
by Franc Johnson Newcomb
xxv, 203 pages. 1990

978082631231018

Adair. The Navajo and Pueblo Silversmiths. Paperback

Navajo and Pueblo Silversmiths. Paperback
John Adair
220 pages, with many illustrations. First paper reprint of the 1944 study, 1989

978080612215120

Goodman: Navajo Atlas. Environments, Resources, People, and History of the Diné Bikeyah. Paperback

Navajo Atlas. Environments, Resources, People, and History of the Diné Bikeyah. Paperback.
by James M. Goodman
x, 109 pages. 1987

978080612032425

Frisbie: Navajo Medicine Bundles or Jish: Acquisition, Transmission, and Disposition in the Past and Present. Hardcover

Navajo Medicine Bundles or Jish: Acquisition, Transmission, and Disposition in the Past and Present. Hardcover
by Charlotte J. Frisbie
603 pages, 14 illustrations, 10 tables. 1987

978082630920442

Parezo. Navajo Sandpainting. From Religious Act to Commercial Art. Paperback

Navajo Sandpainting. From Religious Act to Commercial Art. Paperback
by Nancy C. Parezo
xxii, 251 pages. 1991

978082631296920

Richardson. Navajo Trader. Paperback

Navajo Trader. Paperback
by Gladwell Richardson
xviii, 217 pages, illustrated. 1991

978081651262123

Hunn. Nch'i- Wána. ''The Big River''. Mid-Columbia Indians and Their Land. Cloth

Nch'i- Wána. ''The Big River''. Mid-Columbia Indians and Their Land. Cloth
by Eugene S. Hunn
Illustrations, tables, maps, bibliography, index. 1990

0295968516

Shoemaker: Negotiators of Change. Historical Perspectives on Native American Women. Paperback

Negotiators of Change. Historical Perspectives on Native American Women. Paperback
Edited by Nancy Shoemaker
236 pages. 1995
Covering the history of ten tribal groups, this book contests the idea that European colonization led to a loss of native American women's power, and instead presents a more complex picture of the adaption to, and subversion of the economic changes introduced by Europeans.

978041590993819

Sloan. Nevada. True Tales from the Neon Wilderness

Nevada. True Tales from the Neon Wilderness
by Jim Sloan
209 pages. 1993. A collection of stories describing the idiosyncracies, colorful figures, notable events, and contributing developments of the neon capital of the world

978087480430013

Vaughan. New England Frontier: Puritans and Indians 1620-1675. Paperback

New England Frontier: Puritans and Indians 1620-1675. Paperback
Alden T. Vaughan
430 pages with text, 8 pages with blackwhite photographs. 1995. New, 3rd, edition of the admirable account of Indian-white relations with a new (13 pages) introduction

978080612718725

Roberts, Roberts: New Mexico. Paperback

New Mexico. 1st edition. Paperback
by Calvin A. Roberts and Susan A. Roberts
216 pages, with bibliography and index, many black-white photos
This book is the best single-volume presentation of the fascinating succession of events and characters that make up New Mexico's past. This is regional history at its best: thorough, readable, well illustrated and sure to inform and delight

9780826311450

Gray: New World Babel: Languages & Nations in Early America. Cloth

New World Babel: Languages & Nations in Early America. Cloth
Edward G. Gray
xiv, 185 pages, with 10 illustrations, select bibliography, index. 1999

978069101705147a

Conn: The North American Indian Collection of the Lowe Art Museum. Paperback

North American Indian Collection of the Lowe Art Museum. Paperback
by Richard Conn
158 pages, with 217 black-white and color illustrations, bibliography. 1990

978029596986225

Parsons. North American Indian Life. Customs and Traditions of 23 Tribes. Paperback

North American Indian Life. Customs and Traditions of 23 Tribes. Paperback
by Elsie Clews Parsons
480 pages, 26 plates. 1992
Republication of American Indian Life by Several of Its Students, by B.W. Huebsch, Inc., New York (1922), with color plates converted to black and white for this edition. The work consists of 27 fictionalized essays written by anthropologists, each an authority on the tribe under discussion, and incorporating information on activities, customs, and beliefs.

978048627377811

Curtis: The North American Indians. Paperback

North American Indians. Paperback. 21x25cm
by Edward S. Curtis
94 pages, numerous photographs. 1991

978089381492220

Duncan: Northern Athapaskan Art. A Beadwork Tradition. Hardcover

Northern Athapaskan Art. A Beadwork Tradition. Hardcover. 24x29cm
Kate C. Duncan
224 pages, 32 pages of plates / 24 color plates, and countless black-white illustrations, bibliography, index. 1989

978029596569745

McPherson. The Northern Navajo Frontier, 1860-1900: Expansion thtough Adversity. Hardcover

Northern Navajo Frontier, 1860-1900: Expansion thtough Adversity. Hardcover.
by Robert S. McPherson
viii, 133 pages, 2 pages of plates. 1988. A solid history of the contact between this most traditional (isolated) group of Navajos and the Anglos

978082631092722a

Mozino. Noticias de Nutka. An Account of Nootka Sound in 1792. Paperback

Noticias de Nutka. An Account of Nootka Sound in 1792. Paperback
by Jose Mariano Mozino
143 pages, with 25 illustrations, index. 1991

978029597103215

Wardwell. Objects of Bright Pride: Northwest Coast Indian Art from the American Museum of Natural History. Paperback

Objects of Bright Pride: Northwest Coast Indian Art from the American Museum of Natural History. Paperback
Allen Wardwell
128 pages, 108 illustration, map, bibliography. 1988

978091741887735

Fane: Objects of Myth and Memory. American Indian Art at the Brooklyn Museum. Paperback

Objects of Myth and Memory. American Indian Art at the Brooklyn Museum. Paperback, 22x30cm.

by Diana Fana. Ira Jacknis, Lisa M. Breen
324 pages, 318 artifacts illustrated in colour or black-white, 73 text figures, bibliography, index. Shows and describes Indian textiles, carvings, weapons, tools, baskets, and pottery

978087273122635

Fontana: Of Earth and Little Rain: The Papago Indians: History from Spanish Contact to Today. Paperback

Of Earth and Little Rain: The Papago Indians: History from Spanish Contact to Today. Paperback
by Fontana, Bernard L. / Schaefer, John P. (Photographs)
170 pages, with many photographs, bibliography, index. 1990. This volume provides information from the author's twenty-five year study of the humble desert Papago Indians

978081651146417

Lafferty: Okla Hannali. Paperback

Okla Hannali. A novel by R. A. Lafferty. Paperback
xvii, 221 pages. 1991

978080612349320

Shirk. Oklahoma Place Names. Paperback

324 pages, 318 artifacts illustrated in colour or black-white, 73 text figures, bibliography, index. Shows and describes Indian textiles, carvings, weapons, tools, baskets, and pottery