Element Encyclopedia of Native Americans
An A to Z of Tribes, Culture, and History
By Adele Nozedar | Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
About the book
A comprehensive guide to the history, culture, and religious beliefs and practices of America’s native people, The Element Encyclopedia of Native Americans tells the varied and colourful stories of the tribes, their greatest leaders, wars, pacts, and the long-lasting impact that their profound wisdom and spirituality has on the West today.Containing a fascinating and comprehensive list of A-Z entries, including a series of essays, this encyclopedia will highlight: Rituals and Ceremonies Sacred Sites The Arrival of the Europeans Shamanism Totems The Warrior The Afterlife The First Nation Today The Reservations The Visionary World Ancestors and SpiritsIllustrated throughout, including charts of the totem animals belonging to each clan and maps of tribal areas.
Editions of Element Encyclopedia of Native Americans
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780008616267
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780007485147
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780007929801
- EBook
- ISBN 9780007519446
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A comprehensive guide to the history, culture, and religious beliefs and practices of America’s native people, The Element Encyclopedia of Native Americans tells the varied and colourful stories of the tribes, their greatest leaders, wars, pacts, and the long-lasting impact that their profound wisdom and spirituality has on the West today.Containing a fascinating and comprehensive list of A-Z entries, including a series of essays, this encyclopedia will highlight: Rituals and Ceremonies Sacred Sites The Arrival of the Europeans Shamanism Totems The Warrior The Afterlife The First Nation Today The Reservations The Visionary World Ancestors and SpiritsIllustrated throughout, including charts of the totem animals belonging to each clan and maps of tribal areas.
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A comprehensive guide to the history, culture, and religious beliefs and practices of America’s native people, The Element Encyclopedia of Native Americans tells the varied and colourful stories of the tribes, their greatest leaders, wars, pacts, and the long-lasting impact that their profound wisdom and spirituality has on the West today.Containing a fascinating and comprehensive list of A-Z entries, including a series of essays, this encyclopedia will highlight: Rituals and Ceremonies Sacred Sites The Arrival of the Europeans Shamanism Totems The Warrior The Afterlife The First Nation Today The Reservations The Visionary World Ancestors and SpiritsIllustrated throughout, including charts of the totem animals belonging to each clan and maps of tribal areas.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Element Encyclopedia of Native Americans?
Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects > Encyclopaedias and reference works
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Element Encyclopedia of Native Americans?
Adele Nozedar
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Element Encyclopedia of Native Americans is available as paperback(ISBN 9780008616267) and paperback(ISBN 9780007485147) and paperback(ISBN 9780007929801) and ebook(ISBN 9780007519446)
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