Concise, amply researched, well wrought, and vigorous, this intelligent and beautiful general survey of the many nations of Native America is worth much more than its modest price. What will draw readers most is the magnificent collection of photographs of Native Americans in traditional costume, which amounts to an intertribal powwow for the coffee table. These exquisite portraits, interspersed with photos of splendid artwork, suffer somewhat, though, from being identified by the captions only as, for example, "two Ojibwa dancers" or "this Blackfoot man" --a practice that confers a peculiar anonymity that jars with the book's attempt to remind readers that "Indians" weren't all the same across the continent. Nonetheless, a feast for the eyes and mind. Patricia Monaghan --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Midwest Book Review
Use this as a basic introduction to Native American cultures and life: it provides unusually clear links between Native activities, cultural development and environment, examining how beliefs and habits were affected by local conditions and ultimately by the arrival of the white man who had a different idea of trade and warfare. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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