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Nations/Tribes

The U.S. government recognizes more than 550 Native American nations. Below are a number of books that capture the culture and history of some of the larger nations.

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Once They Moved Like the Wind: Cochise, Geronimo, and the Apache Wars by David Roberts Using first-person accounts in historical archives, David Roberts presents many sides of the Indian rebellion that began in the mid-1800s. Here is the epic and tragic story of Indian heroes--and men and women--fighting for their land, their lives, and their freedom.

 

The Cherokee Nation: A History by Robert J. Conley The Cherokee Nation is one of the largest and most important of all the American Indian tribes. The first history of the Cherokees to appear in over four decades, this is also the first to be endorsed by the tribe and the first to be written by a Cherokee.

 

Hopi by Jake Page and Susanne Page For many centuries the Hopi people have preserved their traditional and very private way of life. But in 1974 Hopi elders, together with the Tribal Council, invited photographer Susanne Page and her husband, author Jake Page, to chronicle the world of the Hopi--which is usually closed to outsiders

The Iroquois by Dean Snow This is a comprehensive account of the five tribes - Onandagas, Senecas, Mohawks, Oneidas and Cayugas - who together made up the Iriquois nation, form their origins in prehistory to their dispersal and confinement after the American Revolution.

 

The Mohawk by Nancy Bonvillain Examines the history, culture and traditions of the Mohawk Indians.

 

The Sioux: The Dakota and Lakota Nations by Guy E. Gibbon This book covers the entire historical range of the Sioux, from their emergence as an identifiable group in late prehistory to the year 2000.

Diné: A History of the Navajos by Peter Iverson This comprehensive narrative traces the history of the Navajos from their origins to the beginning of the twenty-first century. Based on extensive archival research, traditional accounts, interviews, historic and contemporary photographs, and firsthand observation.

 

Unconquered People: Florida’s Seminole and Miccosukee Indians by Brent Weisman Brent Weisman explores Seminole and Miccosukee culture through information provided by archaeology, ethnography, historical documents, and the words of the Indians themselves.

 

The Ute Indians of Utah, Colorado and New Mexico by Virginia McConnell Simmons Using government documents, archives, and local histories, Simmons has painstakingly separated the often repeated and often incorrect hearsay from more accurate accounts of the Ute Indians.