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.

• Introduction 1Part I: America Before It Was “America” 7Chapter 1: The Rich, Troubled Past of the American Indian 9Chapter 2: The Great Migrations 27Chapter 3: The Development of the Ancient Cultures 41Chapter 4: Hardly a Vast Wasteland: America before 1492 57Chapter 5: Settling Down: Tribal Settlements after the Great Migrations 67Chapter 6: The Five Civilized Tribes 91Chapter 7: A Tally of Important Tribes 107Part II: Interacting with Others 125Chapter 8: “Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue” 127Chapter 9: The Spanish and French Stake Their Claims 137Chapter 10: Native American Chiefs and Notable Women 159Chapter 11: Battle Cries and Peace Pipes 179Chapter 12: Delving into the Details of U.S.-Indian Relations 203Part III: Working for a Living 215Chapter 13: Mother Love 217Chapter 14: Dressing for Purpose and Pride 229Chapter 15: Home, Native Home 243Chapter 16: Tools and Transportation 253Part IV: All in the (Native American) Family 267Chapter 17: Tribes, Clans, and Bands 269Chapter 18: Native Languages 279Chapter 19: The Faith of Their Fathers And How Native Americans Worship Today 287Part V: In a Modern World Not of Their Making 297Chapter 20: The Slow Dwindling of Native Americans 299Chapter 21: What’s a Tribe, Who’s an Indian, and What’s the BIA Got to Do With It 309Chapter 22: Native Americans: Today and Tomorrow 317Part VI: The Part of Tens 333Chapter 23: Ten Native American Museums and Cultural Centers 335Chapter 24: Ten (Plus) Worthy Movies and Documentaries about Native Americans and Their History 339Index 347

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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.

• Introduction 1Part I: America Before It Was “America” 7Chapter 1: The Rich, Troubled Past of the American Indian 9Chapter 2: The Great Migrations 27Chapter 3: The Development of the Ancient Cultures 41Chapter 4: Hardly a Vast Wasteland: America before 1492 57Chapter 5: Settling Down: Tribal Settlements after the Great Migrations 67Chapter 6: The Five Civilized Tribes 91Chapter 7: A Tally of Important Tribes 107Part II: Interacting with Others 125Chapter 8: “Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue” 127Chapter 9: The Spanish and French Stake Their Claims 137Chapter 10: Native American Chiefs and Notable Women 159Chapter 11: Battle Cries and Peace Pipes 179Chapter 12: Delving into the Details of U.S.-Indian Relations 203Part III: Working for a Living 215Chapter 13: Mother Love 217Chapter 14: Dressing for Purpose and Pride 229Chapter 15: Home, Native Home 243Chapter 16: Tools and Transportation 253Part IV: All in the (Native American) Family 267Chapter 17: Tribes, Clans, and Bands 269Chapter 18: Native Languages 279Chapter 19: The Faith of Their Fathers And How Native Americans Worship Today 287Part V: In a Modern World Not of Their Making 297Chapter 20: The Slow Dwindling of Native Americans 299Chapter 21: What’s a Tribe, Who’s an Indian, and What’s the BIA Got to Do With It 309Chapter 22: Native Americans: Today and Tomorrow 317Part VI: The Part of Tens 333Chapter 23: Ten Native American Museums and Cultural Centers 335Chapter 24: Ten (Plus) Worthy Movies and Documentaries about Native Americans and Their History 339Index 347

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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.

• Introduction 1Part I: America Before It Was “America” 7Chapter 1: The Rich, Troubled Past of the American Indian 9Chapter 2: The Great Migrations 27Chapter 3: The Development of the Ancient Cultures 41Chapter 4: Hardly a Vast Wasteland: America before 1492 57Chapter 5: Settling Down: Tribal Settlements after the Great Migrations 67Chapter 6: The Five Civilized Tribes 91Chapter 7: A Tally of Important Tribes 107Part II: Interacting with Others 125Chapter 8: “Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue” 127Chapter 9: The Spanish and French Stake Their Claims 137Chapter 10: Native American Chiefs and Notable Women 159Chapter 11: Battle Cries and Peace Pipes 179Chapter 12: Delving into the Details of U.S.-Indian Relations 203Part III: Working for a Living 215Chapter 13: Mother Love 217Chapter 14: Dressing for Purpose and Pride 229Chapter 15: Home, Native Home 243Chapter 16: Tools and Transportation 253Part IV: All in the (Native American) Family 267Chapter 17: Tribes, Clans, and Bands 269Chapter 18: Native Languages 279Chapter 19: The Faith of Their Fathers And How Native Americans Worship Today 287Part V: In a Modern World Not of Their Making 297Chapter 20: The Slow Dwindling of Native Americans 299Chapter 21: What’s a Tribe, Who’s an Indian, and What’s the BIA Got to Do With It 309Chapter 22: Native Americans: Today and Tomorrow 317Part VI: The Part of Tens 333Chapter 23: Ten Native American Museums and Cultural Centers 335Chapter 24: Ten (Plus) Worthy Movies and Documentaries about Native Americans and Their History 339Index 347

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