Extraordinary Book of Native American Lists

Arlene Hirschfelder is series editor for Scarecrow's It Happened to Me Ultimate Teen Guides and the author of award-winning nonfiction books concerning Native Americans.Paulette F. Molin is a member of the Chippewa Tribe from the White Earth Reservation. She is the author of American Indian Themes in Young Adult Literature (Scarecrow Press, 2005) and coauthor with Hirschfelder of American Indian Stereotypes in the World of Children (Scarecrow Press, 1999).

Author/editor Hirschfelder, Chippewa tribe member/author Molin, and Yvonne Wakim Dennis (who contributed a chapter) describe this work as the first book of lists to focus on the histories and cultures of Native American peoples. This volume's many eclectic lists appear in 24 chapters with titles including "History," "State-Tribal Relations," "Visual Arts," "Native Lands and Environmental Issues," and "Native Hawaiians." In addition to lists, each chapter includes a chronology and numerous sidebars with interesting snippets of information....Despite its limitations, it does conveniently collect numerous pieces of information that would be impossible to locate in most other reference works on Native Americans. Summing Up: Recommended.

• IntroductionPart OneChapter 1. HistoryChapter 2. Stereotypes and MythsPart TwoChapter 3. Tribal GovernmentChapter 4. Federal-Tribal RelationsChapter 5. State-Tribal RelationsPart ThreeChapter 6. Native Lands and Environmental IssuesChapter 7. HealthChapter 8. ReligionChapter 9. Economic DevelopmentChapter 10. Military Service and WarPart FourChapter 11. EducationChapter 12. Native LanguagesChapter 13. Science and TechnologyChapter 14. FoodPart FiveChapter 15. Visual ArtsChapter 16. Literary and Performing ArtsChapter 17. FilmChapter 18. Music and DanceChapter 19. Print, Radio, and TelevisionPart SixChapter 20. Sports and GamesChapter 21. Exhibitions, Pageants, and ShowsPart SevenChapter 22. Alaska NativesChapter 23. Native HawaiiansChapter 24. Urban Indians