The Woodland Indians of the Western Great Lakes


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This book details the Woodland Indian culture which is full of color, drama, & ingenuity by word & pictures.




Eastern Woodlands Indians


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Introduces the history, dwellings, artwork, religious beliefs, clothing, food, and other elements of life of the Native American peoples of the eastern woodlands of North America.




Woodland Indians


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Describes the history and culture of the prehistoric Woodland Indians as well as the Central Algonquian, Coastal Algonquian, and Iroquois tribes.




American Woodland Indians


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The Woodland cultural areas of the eastern half of America has been the most important in shaping its history. This volume details the history, culture and conflicts of the 'Woodland' Indians, a name assigned to all the tribes living east of the Mississippi River between the Gulf of Mexico and James Bay, including the Siouans, Iroquians, and Algonkians. In at least three major battles between Indian and Euro-American military forces more soldiers were killed than at the battle of Little Bighorn in 1876, when George Custer lost his command. With the aid of numerous illustrations and photographs, including eight full page colour plates by Richard Hook, this title explores the history and culture of the American Woodland Indians.




Indians of the Eastern Woodlands


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Describes the history, customs, religion, government, homes, and people of the four main Indian groups that lived in the woodlands of the Northeast.




American Indians of the East: Woodland People 6-Pack


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Spark a curiosity for history with this nonfiction reader filled with primary sources that offer a glimpse of what life was like for the Woodland People. Students will explore the culture and customs of the diverse group of tribes that stretched along the East Coast including the Northeastern and Southeastern regions. This informational text examines the important aspects of everyday life including their strong farming culture with the "Three Sisters" crops--corns, beans, and squash. This 6-Pack includes 6 copies of this title and a lesson plan. Highlights include: Build literacy skills and social studies content knowledge; Appropriately leveled content provides access to every type of learner; Includes text features such as captions, bold print, glossary, and index to increase understanding and build academic vocabulary; Aligned to McREL, WIDA/TESOL, NCSS/C3 Framework and other state standards, this text readies students for college and career.




The Woodland Indians of the Western Great Lakes


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This book details the Woodland Indian culture which is full of color, drama, & ingenuity by word & pictures.




Always a People


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Forty-one individuals, from seventeen different tribes, representing eleven nations, tell their stories in Always a People. As descendants of people who shaped the history of the North American continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes, the narrators herein continue to feel closely bound to the land from which most of them have been forcibly removed. The eleven nations represented in this volume are the Miami, Potawatomi, Delaware, Shawnee, Peoria, Oneida, Ottawa, Winnebago, Sac and Fox, Chippewa, and Kickapoo. All of the people interviewed here have a very deep and abiding commitment to their families and speak of great-great grandparents as intimately as they do of their parents. All see themselves as real people who do not fit the stereotypes often associated with ""native Americans."" All speak of the urgency for making room for multiple voices drawn from many traditions.




Woodland Indians


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American Indians of the Northeast and Southeast


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Sharing a number of traditions and practices, the Native American tribes of the Northeast and Southeast regions of the United States are sometimes considered as a single culture area known as the Eastern Woodlands. Despite their cultural similarities, however, each region, and each tribe within each region, has its own customs and histories that distinguish one from another. This engaging volume examines the history of the indigenous peoples, including their first encounters with European colonizers and conquerors, as well as the various native languages, rituals, kinship, and characteristics that have survived despite Western influence and assimilation practices.