In Native Americans: Enduring Cultures and Traditions, Trudy Griffin-Pierce, a professor of cultural anthropology at the University of Arizona, presents her readers with a comprehensive discussion of the complex cultures and traditions of American Indian groups across the continent. With text that is as engaging as it is informative, these fascinating societies are brought vividly to life. Beautiful illustrations, paintings, photographs, and artifacts help to draw the reader into this rich and exciting world.
Besides presenting a panoramic view of these cultures as they were before the European invasion, Dr. Griffin-Pierce goes on to discuss the ways in which Native Americans in the twentieth century have kept their traditions and cultures alive and thriving, finding myriad ways to remain connected to their past without being bound by it.
Native Americans is an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the rich and fascinating peoples who have lived in North America since long before Europeans dreamed of the existence of a “New World,” and no one with an interest in the subject should be without it.