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Nature and the Environment in Pre-Columbian American Life
Stacy Kowtko
Book Code: GR3472
ISBN: 0-313-33472-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-33472-6
232 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 8/30/2006
List Price: $49.95 (UK Sterling Price: £27.95)
Discount Price: $39.96 Greenwood Press Fall 2008 Backlist Sale. Use code 0826. Save 20%. Ends 12/31/2008.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Kowtko describes North America before Columbus' expedition in terms of natural history and environs, using select tribes to illustrate the people from a societal and environmental perspective that links the land and the people together. She discusses which tribes were in North America, interactions with the land, agriculture and habitation, hunting and gathering methods, spirituality, migration, leisure, and gender roles.
    —Reference & Research Book News     November 2006
  • [F]or students in middle and high school and general readers, shows what life was really like for ordinary people....[t]hroughout history....This volume is an excellent resource for students to research Native Americans before the Europeans arrived in America.
    —Multicultural Review     Spring 2007
Description: Prehistoric North Americans lived on, in, and surrounded by nature. As a result, everything they were resulted from this co-existence. From interpersonal relations to supernatural beliefs, from housing size and function to the food they ate and clothing they wore, the life of Native Americans before the arrival of Europeans was intimately intertwined with the environment. What is known about these societies is often sketchy at best, having survived largely through archaeological remains and oral tradition. Scholars have tried to understand Native American history on its own terms, trying to understand who and what they were in reality - a complex, diverse multitude of populations that defined themselves entirely through what they saw, heard, and experienced everyday - their natural environment. Nature and the Environment in Pre-Columbian American Life provides an overview of all aspects of how native peoples interacted with the environment:
  • How did prehistoric North Americans use their knowledge of the environment to hunt and gather for food, or raise crops?
  • What was the interaction between humans and animals?
  • How did Native Americans find entertainment and leisure in their environments?
  • How and where did people live in conjunction with and often in spite of the elements? This accessible resource provides an excellent introduction for those needing a first step to researching the daily lives of Native Americans in the centuries before the arrival of Europeans.
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