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American Indian Cultures
By Ann Weil and Charlotte Guillain
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American Indian Cultures covers a vast array of subjects on American Indian cultures -- from fine arts to ceremonies, from legends to the culture's global influence.
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American Indian Cultures - Ann Weil
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CONTENTS
Introducing American Indian Cultures
Family and Society
Ornament
Beliefs and Ceremony
Daily Life and Customs
Performance
American Indian Cultures in the 21st Century
Timeline
Cultural Map
Glossary
Find Out More
Index
Some words are shown in bold, like this. You can find out what they mean by looking in the glossary.
INTRODUCING AMERICAN INDIAN CULTURES
What do you know about American Indians? Perhaps you have seen a totem pole or a Navajo rug. Perhaps you have heard of certain groups, such as the Cherokee, Sioux, or Apache.
American Indians are an important part of the history and culture of the United States. They lived here long before Europeans invaded, settled, and developed their own flourishing societies in North America. From the mid-1800s, the U.S. government forced many American Indians to live on reservations. Today, some choose to remain on reservations, while others live in towns and cities across the country.
Did you know?
There are over 500 American Indian tribes in the United States, and American Indians make up 1.5 percent of the population. The largest tribal groups include the Apache, Cherokee, Chippewa, Choctaw, Lumbee, Navajo, Pueblo, and Sioux.
What is culture?
Culture includes the values, beliefs, and attitudes of a particular place and people. It is about how people live and worship and about the music, art, and literature they produce. American Indians have never thought of themselves as one people with one culture. Each tribe or group developed its own beliefs, customs, languages, clothing, and homes over thousands of years.
images/img-5-1.jpgThis dancer from Tucson, Arizona, is wearing his traditional clothes for a special celebration.
FAMILY AND SOCIETY
In different American Indian cultures, families and communities work and live together in different ways. For example, the Blackfeet in the northern Plains traditionally lived in a band made up of 80 to 240 people, living in 10 to 30 lodges. Each
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