Indian Terms of the Americas (North & South America) - Hardcover

Patterson, Lotsee; Snodgrass, Mary Ellen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1563081334 ISBN 13: 9781563081330

Publisher: Libraries Unlimited, 1994

Synopsis

What is a babiche? A cradleboard? Who are the Athapascans and the Black Indians? What was the Battle of Little Big Horn? This compendium of vocabulary, people, places, and events is designed to assist the reader in understanding a variety of terms and important events from Native American history that are included in works of classic literature and nonfiction sources. Offering a balanced approach to multicultural study, the text strives to convey a sense of the normal rhythms of Indian life by discussing the daily work and lifestyles of women and children as well as hunters and warriors. It covers North American, Caribbean, and Central and South American Indian groups and Canadian and Alaskan Inuit, including well-known tribes (e.g., Apache, Cherokee, and Sioux) and less familiar ones (e.g., Carrier, Inuit, Pomo, and Kwakiutl). Each entry contains a pronunciation guide, definition, examples, and an illustrative sentence from the literature. Organized alphabetically with frequent cross-references a

About this title

About the Author:

LOTSEE PATTERSON was Named visiting scholar for 2000-2001 in the School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.

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From Booklist:

Based on terms concerning Native Americans drawn from children's and adult literature, this work lists names of objects, methods of doing things, and names of significant people, places, and events in fact and fiction. It is written in a manner that is accessible to all ages from elementary school through adult. The entries are for everyday activities in the home (cache), games (ring and pin), healing (11 pages listing native sources), tools (bola), hair styles (roach), and tribal specialties (mounds). Persons listed include significant Native Americans, those who illustrated their lives in words or pictures, as well as figures taken from myth, media, or fiction.

Each entry usually includes pronunciation (an h-based system commonly used in children's literature); a key appears at the bottom of every page. Variant forms or spellings are followed by the definition. Wherever dates or places may be an aid, they are included in the definition or italicized in the illustrative sentence at the end. Extensive cross-referencing to related terms is included as well as the use of boldface type to indicate other entries. An example of excellent cross-referencing is under tribal nation names such as Algonquin, where ancestral tribes, individual tribes, the most powerful chiefs, and terms are listed. Internal cross-references and a bracketed see also reference give the reader more than 30 leads for further research. Attractive line drawings are placed in the margins of pages. Appended are a bibliography of fiction and nonfiction sources, a general index, and one that groups entries by topic (e.g., Clothing, Dance, Transportation).

The authors say that "we have compiled our facts, drawings, maps, and narratives out of curiosity, wonder, and enjoyment." Patrons and librarians in school and public libraries will have that same sense as they explore this recommended source book.

About this edition

• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1563081334
• ISBN 13: 9781563081330
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 275