Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: America Before It Was “America” 7

Chapter 1: The Rich, Troubled Past of the American Indian 9

Chapter 2: The Great Migrations 27

Chapter 3: The Development of the Ancient Cultures 41

Chapter 4: Hardly a Vast Wasteland: America before 1492 57

Chapter 5: Settling Down: Tribal Settlements after the Great Migrations 67

Chapter 6: The Five Civilized Tribes 91

Chapter 7: A Tally of Important Tribes 107

Part II: Interacting with Others 125

Chapter 8: “Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue” 127

Chapter 9: The Spanish and French Stake Their Claims 137

Chapter 10: Native American Chiefs and Notable Women 159

Chapter 11: Battle Cries and Peace Pipes 179

Chapter 12: Delving into the Details of U.S.-Indian Relations 203

Part III: Working for a Living 215

Chapter 13: Mother Love 217

Chapter 14: Dressing for Purpose and Pride 229

Chapter 15: Home, Native Home 243

Chapter 16: Tools and Transportation 253

Part IV: All in the (Native American) Family 267

Chapter 17: Tribes, Clans, and Bands 269

Chapter 18: Native Languages 279

Chapter 19: The Faith of Their Fathers And How Native Americans Worship Today 287

Part V: In a Modern World Not of Their Making 297

Chapter 20: The Slow Dwindling of Native Americans 299

Chapter 21: What’s a Tribe, Who’s an Indian, and What’s the BIA Got to Do With It 309

Chapter 22: Native Americans: Today and Tomorrow 317

Part VI: The Part of Tens 333

Chapter 23: Ten Native American Museums and Cultural Centers 335

Chapter 24: Ten (Plus) Worthy Movies and Documentaries about Native Americans and Their History 339

Index 347

About the Author

Dorothy Lippert, PhD, a member of the Choctaw nation, is a lecturer on Native American topics and a contributor to American Indian Quarterly.

Stephen J. Spignesi is the coauthor of George Washington's Leadership Lessons.