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From coast to coast and through the urban interior, the histories of the United States and Indigenous Americans are intertwined! Celebrate the extraordinary Native American people and their vibrant experience!
Long before Europeans settled in North America, Indigenous Americans built diverse civilizations and flourishing communities. They left monoliths, petroglyphs, domesticated crops, trading roads, and place names still used today. They interacted with the early colonists, and the United States and Native Americans connected through treaties, policies, wars, resistance, sovereignty, citizenship, and in many other ways both big and small. Indigenous Americans’ profound impact on America’s history, economy, society, and culture continues today. First Americans Almanac: 50,000+ Years of the Cultures and Histories of Indigenous Peoples explores the nations, language groups, history, contemporary issues, important events, individual achievements, arts, and cultures, including …
The stories of hundreds of Native nations across the land and biographies hundreds of influential figures from all walks of life are presented and honored in this comprehensive and affordable historical overview of Indigenous communities and Native American life. First Americans Almanac is a must-have for anyone interested in America’s rich history!
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Great Before
The Great Resistance: An Overview of Indigenous-White Relations in the United States
Northeast
Southeast
Midwest
Northern Plains
Southern Plains
The Great Basin and Rocky Mountains
Southwest
Pacific Rim
- California
- Alaska
- Hawaii
Urban
Appendices
- Protected/Endangered Sacred and Historical Sites
- Native Nations in North America
- Indigeneity of the Powwow
- Indigenized English
Further Reading
Index