Introduction
Part One
Chapter 1. History
Chapter 2. Stereotypes and Myths
Part Two
Chapter 3. Tribal Government
Chapter 4. Federal-Tribal Relations
Chapter 5. State-Tribal Relations
Part Three
Chapter 6. Native Lands and Environmental Issues
Chapter 7. Health
Chapter 8. Religion
Chapter 9. Economic Development
Chapter 10. Military Service and War
Part Four
Chapter 11. Education
Chapter 12. Native Languages
Chapter 13. Science and Technology
Chapter 14. Food
Part Five
Chapter 15. Visual Arts
Chapter 16. Literary and Performing Arts
Chapter 17. Film
Chapter 18. Music and Dance
Chapter 19. Print, Radio, and Television
Part Six
Chapter 20. Sports and Games
Chapter 21. Exhibitions, Pageants, and Shows
Part Seven
Chapter 22. Alaska Natives
Chapter 23. Native Hawaiians
Chapter 24. Urban Indians
Arlene Hirschfelder is series editor for Scarecrow's It Happened to
Me Ultimate Teen Guides and the author of award-winning nonfiction
books concerning Native Americans.
Paulette F. Molin is a member of the Chippewa Tribe from the White
Earth Reservation. She is the author of American Indian Themes in
Young Adult Literature (Scarecrow Press, 2005) and coauthor with
Hirschfelder of American Indian Stereotypes in the World of
Children (Scarecrow Press, 1999).
Author/editor Hirschfelder, Chippewa tribe member/author Molin, and
Yvonne Wakim Dennis (who contributed a chapter) describe this work
as the first book of lists to focus on the histories and cultures
of Native American peoples. This volume's many eclectic lists
appear in 24 chapters with titles including "History,"
"State-Tribal Relations," "Visual Arts," "Native Lands and
Environmental Issues," and "Native Hawaiians." In addition to
lists, each chapter includes a chronology and numerous sidebars
with interesting snippets of information....Despite its
limitations, it does conveniently collect numerous pieces of
information that would be impossible to locate in most other
reference works on Native Americans. Summing Up: Recommended.
*CHOICE*
Hirschfelder (Rising Voices) and Chippewa Tribe member Molin
(American Indian Themes in YA Literature) compiled this book of
data and recommended resources to dispel lingering misconceptions
about Native peoples. Divided into 24 chapters and seven thematic
segments, the book explores Native cultures via discussions of
history, tribal issues, creative expression, and sports. Chapters
are made up of time lines, statistical information, and recommended
book and film titles, ostensibly ranked by significance. Sidebars
highlight important concepts, defining quotations and providing
other notable data. VERDICT For curious lay readers and seasoned
researchers, this book offers a valuable springboard to additional
reliable research leads.
*Library Journal*
In 1977 the Book of Lists was published, spent more than half a
year on the best-seller lists, and spawned countless spin-offs of
the title. As a group, these are quirky and interesting compendiums
of sometimes wildly disparate information. The content and the
format just beg to be dipped into as well as to be used for
substantive research. The Extraordinary Book of Native American
Lists is the first to be devoted solely to Native American
information and endeavors to give this style of coverage to its
wide range of topics. The authors are well credentialed in this
subject area and are appropriate for such a task. There are seven
parts, somewhat divided by theme, that cover history, government,
environment, military service, education, arts, and sports, each
divided into several sections. The sections begin with a time line
of the topic covered; lists of books, awards, and films appear in
most of the sections; and each ends with a bibliography. The varied
lists cover such topics as sacred sites, code talkers, films with
Native American languages, foods, and Native traditional
technologies. Scattered throughout are information boxes that
further define specific items of interest, such as oral tradition,
the Quileute Nation and the Twilight saga, and Sitting Bull in
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. There is a general index at the end
of the book. . . .This is an essential purchase for libraries with
a major interest in the subject area.
*Booklist*
The Extraordinary Book of Native American Lists is “extraordinary,”
if only because no one has ever dedicated an entire volume of lists
to Native Americans. But beyond that, it is an interesting
collection of information that would be impossible to find
elsewhere. As noted earlier, the authors’ intention is for the book
to be a starting point. After spending time satisfying an initial
query, the user will perhaps be inspired to explore the primary
resources. The Extraordinary Book of Native American Lists is
perfect for public or academic libraries that serve students of the
Native American history and culture in the United States.
*American Reference Books Annual*
Building on the tradition launched in 1977 by The Book of Lists
Hirschfelder and Molin provide information on tribal nations,
histories, and cultures in the US. The lists are gathered in 24
chapters on such themes as stereotypes and myths, Native American
religions, native languages, film, and urban life. A small sampling
of the lists themselves turns up the chronology of the Washington
Redskins 1992-2010, selected federal legislation affecting native
lands 1887-2004, and organizations dealing with Native American
foods.
*Book News, Inc.*
The Extraordinary Book of Native American Lists. . . . is rich with
the names, dates, and tribes of American Indian
accomplishments.
*Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education*
This outstanding resource provides a powerful contradiction to the
preponderance of published non-Native cultural voices that have
reinforced stereotypes and eclipsed the truths about Native
American peoples. The Extraordinary Book of Native American Lists
demonstrates the tremendous scope of available resources for all
educators and schools—and students—fully supporting Montana's
constitutional mandate that our young people will learn
historically accurate and culturally authentic information about
Native Americans.
*Dorothea M. Susag, author of Roots and Branches: A Resource of
Native American Themes, Lessons, and Bibliographies; Curriculum
Specialist for Montana's Office of Public Instruction Indian
Education Department*
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