This Day in North American Indian History : Important Dates in the History of North America's Native Peoples for Every Calendar Day

by KONSTANTIN PHIL

• ISBN13: 9780306811708
• ISBN10: 0306811707
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-09-01
• Publisher: Perseus Books Group

Summary

This Day in North American Indian History is a one-of-a-kind, fun-to-read book covering over 5,000 years of North American Indian history, culture, and lore. Wide-ranging and in-depth, it lists over 5,000 important events involving the native peoples of North America in a unique day-by-day format.From the construction of Mayan temples in A.D. 715 to modern political activism and governmental legislation affecting native peoples-and everything in between-virtually every significant historical event in Indian history is listed. It also includes biographical sketches of prominent and lesser-known North American Indian leaders, chiefs, explorers, and their white counterparts, descriptions of migrations, the histories of tribes and ancient languages, and a list of the meanings of tribal names. Well-organized and comprehensive, the thousands of entries in This Day in North American Indian History weave an exciting and panoramic mosaic of North American Indian history. It is the most all-encompassing single-volume reference work on the subject available.

Author Biography

Phil Konstantin is a public affairs officer for the California Highway Patrol and a freelance author with over 100 magazine and newspaper articles to his credit. As a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, he has had a lifelong interest in American Indian history. He makes his home in San Diego, California.