American Indians in U.S. History

Description

This concise survey| tracing the experiences of American Indians from their origins to the present| has proven its value to both students and general readers in the decade since its first publication.
Now the second edition| drawing on the most recent research| adds information about Indian social| economic| and cultural issues in the twenty-first century.
Useful features include new| brief biographies of important Native figures| an overall chronology| and updated suggested readings for each period of the past four hundred years.
The author traces tribal experiences through four eras: Indian America prior to the European invasions; the colonial period; the emergence of the United States as the dominant power in North America and its subsequent invasion of Indian lands; and the years from 1900 to the present.
Nichols uses both Euro-American sources and tribal stories to illuminate the problems Indian people and their leaders have dealt with in every generation.