Books on Native American Indians

The People: Indians of the American Southwest (Paperback)

Stephen Trimble's The People is a valuable addition to the library of anyone interested in the Indian cultures of the Southwest. It may well become one of those classics that stay in print forever. -- Tony Hillerman This visually stunning book has already found a ready market in museum shops and visitor centers throughout the Southwest. Yet, it has a place in the classroom as well, both as a basic source of information on the contemporary native peoples of the Southwest, as well as an example of innovative, multimedia ethnographic text. -- Ethnohistory

American Indians in U.S. History (The Civilization of the American Indian Series) (Paperback)

A single volume narrative history, American Indians In U.S. History by Roger L. Nichols (Professor of History, University of Arizona) is the 248 volume in the simply outstanding University of Oklahoma Press "The Civilization of the Amerian Indian" series. Intended as a brief survey for students and general readers, American Indians In U.S. History explores the stories of a wide variety of tribes, as well as the central issues faced by tribal leaders during each era. Tracing the American Indian struggle for sovereignty and resistance from assimilation into a cultural melting pot, American Indians In U.S. History is an eye-opening introduction to the endurance and legacies of America's first settlers - Midwest Book Review

Reflections on American Indian History: Honoring the Past, Building a Future (Hardcover)

Edited by Albert L. Hurtado and introduced by Wilma Mankiller, this book includes the insights of Colin G. Calloway, R. David Edmunds, Laurence M. Hauptman, Peter Iverson, and Brenda J. Child--scholars who have helped shape the way an entire generation thinks about American Indian history. Writing broadly about twentieth-century Native history, they focus on themes that drive this field of study: Indian identity, tribal acknowledgment, sovereignty, oral tradition, and cultural adaptation.