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Native Peoples of North America
This text is intended to be an introductory text about the Native peoples of North America (primarily the United States and Canada) presented from an anthropological perspective. As such, the text is organized around anthropological concepts such as language, kinship, marriage and family life, political and economic organization, food getting, spiritual and religious practices, and the arts. Prehistoric, historic and contemporary information is presented.
- Author
- Susan A. Stebbins
- Publisher
- SUNY Potsdam
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY-NC-SA
- Language
- EN
- Category
- Basic Sciences
Contents· 28 sections
- 01: In 1491
- 1.01: In 1491 how many people were living in the Americas how did they get here how long had they been here and what had they accomplished
- 1.02: Suggested Question
- 1.03: Suggested Resources
- 1.04: The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Creation Story
- 1.05: The Jicarilla Apache Genesis Story
- 02: All Our Relations
- 2.01: Kinship Study
- 2.02: Suggested Questions
- 2.03: Suggested Resources
- 03: Resources and Their Distribution
- 3.01: Resources and Their Distribution
- 3.02: Suggested Questions
- 3.03: Suggested Resources
- 04: Status Rank and Power
- 4.01: Status Rank and Power
- 4.02: Suggested Questions
- 4.03: Suggested Resources
- 05: Religion and Spiritual Beliefs
- 5.01: The White Buffalo Woman (Brule Sioux)
- 5.02: Religion and Spiritual Beliefs
- 5.03: Suggested Questions
- 5.04: Suggested Resources
- 06: Is There a Word for Art
- 6.01: The Legend of the Flute (Brule Sioux)
- 6.02: Is There a Word for Art
- 6.03: Suggested Questions
- 6.04: Suggested Resources