An Introduction to Native North America -- Pearson Etext

By Mark Q. Sutton

Book Overview

An Introduction to Native North America provides a basic introduction to the native peoples of North America, including both the United States and Canada. It covers the history of research, basic prehistory, the European invasion and the impact of Europeans on Native cultures. Additionally, much of the book is written from the perspective of the ethnographic present, and the various cultures are described as they were at the specific times noted in the text.

Teaching and Learning Experiences:

Improve Critical Thinking - An Introduction to Native North America provides internet resources for students to supplement reading material, and contains an extensive bibliography to aid in their research.

Engage Students - An Introduction to Native North America highlights important individuals in VIP Profile mini-biographies, and contains Sidelights throughout the text which provides short explanations of interesting aspects of native culture.

Support Instructors - Teaching your course just got easier! You can create a Customized Text or use our Instructor's Manual, Electronic MyTest Test Bank or PowerPoint Presentation Slides. Plus, An Introduction to Native North America's organization was designed to be used in conjunction with the Handbook of North American Indians, published by the Smithsonian Institution.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 020512156X
• ISBN13: 9780205121564
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.9" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Resource

Sutton's book is an excellent resource for both researchers and students of Native North America. Its coverage is complete, and the geographical regions delineated match those used in the Smithsonian's Handbook of North American Indians, making this volume an excellent text. The cross referencing with the Smithsonian's multivolume resource adds a great deal of utility for the use of Sutton's book as a classroom textbook or starting point for research. Sutton's treatment of Native American culture and history is excellent, not excluding contemporary Native American issues and the roots of modern problems. The study of the past may bring us closer to finding solutions to the problems we face today in intercultural relations. I highly reccommend this book to both instructors and researchers who deal with Native American issues, culture, and history.