An Introduction to Native North AmericaAn Introduction to Native North America provides a basic introduction to the Native Peoples of North America, including both Eskimos and Indians. Beginning with a discussion of the geography of North America, this excellent text delves into the history of research, basic prehistory, the European invasion, and the impact of Europeans on Native cultures. A final chapter covers contemporary Native Americans, including issues of religion, health, and politics. Much of the book is also written from the perspective of the ethnographic present, and the various cultures are described as they were at the specific times noted in the text. |
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... crop failure . The Eastern Pueblos along the Rio Grande and its major tributaries utilized the year - round water of the river and grew their crops in the moist and fertile soil of the river valley . Crops were watered using flood ...
... crop failure . The Eastern Pueblos along the Rio Grande and its major tributaries utilized the year - round water of the river and grew their crops in the moist and fertile soil of the river valley . Crops were watered using flood ...
Page 321
... crops . However , even in the south the weather could sometimes prevent corn from growing . Crops were raised in small fields , which were prepared by women , with the assistance of old men and children . Native vegetation was cleared ...
... crops . However , even in the south the weather could sometimes prevent corn from growing . Crops were raised in small fields , which were prepared by women , with the assistance of old men and children . Native vegetation was cleared ...
Page 335
... crops could be grown in the same field . In other small fields , corn was planted by itself as early as possible in the growing season , perhaps as early as March , and then harvested as soon as possible , after which a second crop of ...
... crops could be grown in the same field . In other small fields , corn was planted by itself as early as possible in the growing season , perhaps as early as March , and then harvested as soon as possible , after which a second crop of ...
Contents
Native North Americans | 5 |
A Brief History of Research on Native | 11 |
The Paleoindian Period | 18 |
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