Presents a chronological and ethnographic narrative that surveys American Indian history, from the arrival of humans on the American continent. This text describes how the European invasion influenced American Indian communities, but also how Native actions have affected the American environment.[...]

When Columbus landed in 1492, the New World was far from being a vast expanse of empty wilderness: it was home to some seventy-five million people. They ranged from the Arctic to Tierra del Fuego, spoke as many as two thousand different languages, and lived in groups that varied from small bands of [...]

This extraordinary new look at Lewis and Clark among the Nez Perce represents a breakthrough in Lewis and Clark studies. "Lewis and Clark Among the Nez Perce" is the first richly detailed exploration of the relationship between Mr. Jefferson's Corps of Discovery and a single tribe.
James Ronda's[...]