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Book

Do all Indians live in tipis? : questions and answers from the National Museum of the American Indian

Call Number

  • 970.00497 D6311 (CEN)

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Edition

1st ed.

Publication Information

New York : Collins, in association with the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, ©2007.

Physical Description

xvi, 239 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Summary

Answers questions about Native Americans, including those related to identity, origins and history, animals and land, language and education, love and marriage, and culture.

Contents

  • Identity
  • Origins and histories
  • Popular myths
  • Clothing, housing, food, and health
  • Ceremony and ritual
  • Sovereignty
  • Animals and land
  • Language and education
  • Love and marriage
  • Art, music, dance, and sports
  • Further reading
  • Index.

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