Native People, Native Ways Series (Native People Native Ways Series, Vol 1) [Paperback]

White Deer of Autumn (Author), White (Author), Michelle Roehm (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1992 | Age Level: 3 and up | Series: Native People Native Ways Series, Vol 1

Thirteen stunning photographs depict the ever-surprising beauty of sea life. From the award-winning book of the same name by photographer Chris Newbert. Shrink-wrapped. 12 X 12.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Beyond Words Publishing (June 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0941831426
• ISBN-13: 978-0941831420
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,063,359 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Questionable treatment of the migration theory, June 5, 2009

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Charles Ashbacher (Marion, Iowa United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Native People, Native Ways Series (Native People Native Ways Series, Vol 1) (Paperback)

Since I am one-sixteenth Native American, I am always interested in and generally support causes in favor of the descendents of my ancestors. This extends to books about Native American culture and history, which is why I read this book. One of the themes of this book is an examination of the theory that the ancestors of Native Americans migrated to the American continents over the Bering Strait. The argument is that this theory is incorrect, and a few points of evidence are cited. Unfortunately, the points are few and nowhere near compelling, the most convincing evidence is of course DNA as well as the primary facial features of Native Americans.
The remainder of the book is reasonable history of the people of the American continents and the horrific acts of the European interlopers as they came, saw gold, conquered and destroyed. One of the saddest facts, dealt with in this book, is when the Spanish soldiers, under orders from a priest, destroyed nearly every written record of the Aztec and Mayan civilizations. It will always remain one of the greatest intellectual disasters of all time.