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American Indians in North Carolina : Geographic Interpretations

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Many Americans are familiar with the Cherokee Indians. But a great majority of them no nothing of the Haliwa-Saponi, Lumbee, Occaneechi, Coharie, Waccamaw-Siouan, and other tribes that are present in North Carolina today. This book sheds light on those lesser-known tribes, and reports much needed information through the use of maps, photos, and detailed historical accounts.

However, one flaw appeared in this book: the use of advertisements. Although product placement in textbooks is nothing new, Thomas Ross "goes all out" with five pages of printed advertisements in the middle of the book. Perhaps including these pages of advertisements wasn't such a bad idea afterall. Maybe every textbook should have them.

This book has been an absolute godsend in my college course on the First Americans. It points out that not all, or even most, of the Indians in North Carolina, and probably other places in the eastern US, live on reservations or are recognized by the US government as Indians.

Ross provides abundant demographic, historical, and geographical information that helps one better grasp the complex issue of non-federally recognized Indians.

I strongly recommend this book for all scholars interested in Native Americans and to all college libraries.