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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452859603321

Autore

Perdue Theda

Titolo

The Columbia Guide to American Indians of the Southeast [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Columbia University Press, 2002

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (597 p.)

Collana

The Columbia Guides to American Indian History and Culture

Altri autori (Persone)

GreenMichael D

Disciplina

975.00497

Soggetti

Ethnohistory -- Southern States

Indians of North America -- Southern States -- Antiquities

Indians of North America - Southern States - History

Indians of North America -- Southern States -- History

Indians of North America -- Southern States -- Social life and customs

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Maps; Part I. History and Culture; Chapter 1. Writing About Native Southerners; Archaeology; Documentary Evidence; Ethnographic Research; Oral Traditions; Interpreting Native American History and Culture; Ethnohistory; Chapter 2. Native Southerners; Origins; Paleo-Indians; Archaic; Woodland; Mississippian; Chapter 3. The European Invasion; The Conquistadores; Depopulation; A New World in the Southeast; Chapter 4. Native Peoples and Colonial Empires; Spain; England; France; Imperial Wars

Chapter 5. ""Civilization"" and RemovalConquered Nations; ""Civilization""; The Creek War and the Crisis in Indian Affairs; Tribal Sovereignty and Political Centralization; Removal; Chapter 6. Native Southerners in the West; Settling in the West; Civil War and Reconstruction; Economic Development; Politics and Government; Territorialization and Allotment; Twentieth Century; Chapter 7. Those Who Remained; Remnants; Nations Not Removed; Race; Recognition; Illustrations; Part II. People, Places, and Events, A to Z; Part III. Chronology; Part IV. Resources; 1. Indian Tribes



2. Bibliographies and Finding Aids3. Published Primary Sources; 4. Oral Traditions; 5. Archaeological Studies; 6. General Works; 7. Alabama-Coushattas, Caddoes, and Chitimachas; 8. Apalachees, Timucuas, and Calusas; 9. Catawbas; 10. Cherokees; 11. Chickasaws; 12. Choctaws; 13. Creeks; 14. Lumbees; 15. Powhatans; 16. Seminoles and Miccosukees; 17. Selected Fiction; 18. Films; 19. Museums and Sites; 20. Internet Resources; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Though they speak several different languages and organize themselves into many distinct tribes, the Native American peoples of the Southeast share a complex ancient culture and a tumultuous history. This volume examines and synthesizes their history through each of its integral phases: the complex and elaborate societies that emerged and flourished in the Pre-Columbian period; the triple curse of disease, economic dependency, and political instability brought by the European invasion; the role of Native Americans in the inter-colonial struggles for control of the region; the removal of t