Record Nr.

UNINA9910791134303321

Autore

Foster Lance M. <1960->

Titolo

The Indians of Iowa [[electronic resource] /] / by Lance M. Foster

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, 2009

ISBN

1-58729-883-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (166 p.)

Collana

A Bur Oak book

Disciplina

977.701

Soggetti

Indians of North America - Iowa - History

Iowa Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Bur Oak Book."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Lewis and Clark in native Iowa -- Ioway -- A closer look : Indian women in Iowa -- Meskwaki -- A closer look : traditional ways of life -- Sauk -- A closer look : Indian history -- Omaha and Ponca -- A closer look : native spirituality -- Otoe and Missouria -- A closer look : languages and place-names -- Potawatomi -- A closer look : native arts and crafts -- Tribes of the Illinois conspiracy -- A closer look : Indian houses and landscapes -- Santee and Yankton tribes -- A closer look : the Spirit Lake Massacre -- Winnebago -- A closer look : going to a powwow.

Sommario/riassunto

Many different Indian tribes have lived in Iowa, each existing as an independent nation with its own history, culture, language, and traditions. Some were residents before recorded time; some lived in Iowa for relatively short periods but played memorable roles in the state's history; others visited Iowa mostly during hunting trips or times of war. Stimulating and informative, Lance Foster's The Indians of Iowa is the only book for the general reader that covers the archaeology, history, and culture of all the different native nations that have called Iowa home from prehistory to the present.