Everyday Life Among the American Indians

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A perfect guide for writers| students| and historians! Everyday Life Among the American Indians corrects decades of misinformation with insightful| accurate scholarship that belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in reading – or writing – the real story. Covering more than 500 tribes and including maps| illustrations| chronologies| and detailed overviews of day-to-day life| this invaluable reference for writers| researchers and students is at once comprehensive and strikingly accessible. From the Louisiana Purchase to the Trail of Tears to Wounded Knee and beyond| the author vividly portrays the disappearing cultures of nineteenth-century American Indians with dignity and in astonishing detail| including information on: tribal leadership| weaponry and warfare| food and shelter| tools and medicine| languages| customs| religions| and crime and punishment.