Format:
1 online resource (166 pages)
ISBN:
9781587298837
Series Statement:
Bur Oak Book
Content:
Many different Indian tribes have lived in Iowa, each existing as an independent nation with its own history, culture, language, and traditions. Some were residents before recorded time; some lived in Iowa for relatively short periods but played memorable roles in the state's history; others visited Iowa mostly during hunting trips or times of war. Stimulating and informative, Lance Foster's The Indians of Iowa is the only book for the general reader that covers the archaeology, history, and culture of all the different native nations that have called Iowa home from prehistory to the present. Foster begins with a history of Lewis and Clark's travels along the Missouri River adjacent to western Iowa. Next, he focuses on the tribes most connected to Iowa from prehistoric times to the present day: the Ioway, Meskwaki, Sauk, Omaha and Ponca, Otoe and Missouria, Pawnee and Arikara, Potawatomi, Illinois Confederacy, Santee and Yankton Sioux, and Winnebago. In between each tribal account, "closer look" essays provide details on Indian women in Iowa, traditional ways of life, Indian history and spirituality, languages and place-names, archaeology, arts and crafts, and houses and landscapes. Finally, Foster brings readers into the present with chapters called "Going to a Powwow," "Do You Have Indian Blood?" and "Indians in Iowa Today." The book ends with information about visiting Native American museums, historic sites, and communities in Iowa as well as tribal contacts and a selection of published and online resources. The story of the Indians of Iowa is long and complicated. Illustrated with maps and stunning original art, Lance Foster's absorbing, accessible overview of Iowa's Indian tribes celebrates the rich native legacy of the Hawkeye State. It is essential reading for students, teachers, and everyone who calls Iowa home.
Content:
Intro -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- LEWIS AND CLARK IN NATIVE IOWA -- IOWAY -- A Closer Look: Indian Women in Iowa -- MESKWAKI -- A Closer Look: Traditional Ways of Life -- SAUK -- A Closer Look: Indian History -- OMAHA AND PONCA -- A Closer Look: Native Spirituality -- OTOE AND MISSOURIA -- A Closer Look: Languages and Place-Names -- PAWNEE AND ARIKARA -- A Closer Look: Archaeology in Iowa -- POTAWATOMI -- A Closer Look: Native Arts and Crafts -- TRIBES OF THE ILLINOIS CONFEDERACY -- A Closer Look: Indian Houses and Landscapes -- SANTEE AND YANKTON SIOUX -- A Closer Look: The Spirit Lake Massacre -- WINNEBAGO -- A Closer Look: Going to a Powwow -- VISITING NATIONS -- A Closer Look: Do You Have Indian Blood? -- A NEW PEOPLE: THE MIXED-BLOODS -- A Closer Look: Indians in Iowa Today -- Places to Visit -- Tribal Contacts -- Recommended Books and Websites -- Index.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781587298172
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781587298172
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=843283
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