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Atlas of the North American Indian / Carl Waldman ; maps and illustrations by Molly Braun.

Waldman, Carl. (Author). Braun, Molly. (Added Author).

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General Note:	Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Bibliography: p. 266-267.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Ancient Indians. Beringia ; Lithic Indians ; Archaic Indians -- 2. Ancient civilizations. Olmecs ; Mayas ; Toltecs ; Aztecs ; Teotihuacan, Monte Alban, and other Mesoamerican population centers ; Mound builders -- 3. Indian lifeways. Subsistence patterns and cultural evolution ; Indian population at the time of contact ; Indian religion ; Stimulants, intoxicants, and hallucinogens -- 4. Indians and explorers. White penetration of North America ; Fur trade ; Chronology of North American explorers and their contacts with Indians -- 5. Indian wars. Powhatan wars ; Bacon's rebellion ; Pequot war ; Beaver wars ; French and Indian wars (The imperial wars) ; Indians in the American Revolution ; Wars for the old northwest ; Aleut, Tlingit, and Pomo resistance against the Russians ; Canadian Indian wars (Riel rebellion) -- 6. Indian land cessions. Spread of European diseases ; Growth of Canada and Indian land cessions -- 7. Contemporary Indians. Canada's Indian policy and the Indian condition ; Indian cultural renewal -- Appendix: Chronology of North American Indian history ; Indian bands in Canada ; Major Indian place names in the United States and Canada.