Umfang:
XIII, 463 S. : Ill.
Ausgabe:
1. ed.
ISBN:
0-8050-3270-3
Serie:
A Henry Holt reference book
Inhalt:
The Encyclopedia of Native American Biography examines the lives of diverse Native Americans - writers and warriors, explorers and religious leaders, legislators and athletes, historical and contemporary figures alike - giving readers a privileged look at numerous Native cultures in their own terms and from their own perspectives. Here you'll find familiar names, such as: the famous fighters Geronimo and Tecumseh, the near-mythological Hiawatha and Pocahontas, the
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explorer Sacajawea, the statesmen Chief Joseph and Powhatan, and contemporary figures Louise Erdrich, Russell Means, and Leonard Peltier. You'll also discover the critically important, fascinating, but little-known figures like Deganawidah, the founder of the Iroquois Confederacy; Cornplanter, an Iroquois leader and close friend of George Washington; Plenty Coups, the Crow leader so revered that when he died, the Crow Council members refused to name another principal
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chief in his place; and Susan LaFlesche, the first Native American woman doctor who literally worked herself to death for her people. Also included are non-Indians who played important roles in Native American history
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Anglistik
Schlagwort(e):
Indianer
;
Biografie
;
Enzyklopädie
;
Wörterbuch
;
Biografie
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