PDF-(DOWNLOAD)-In the Hands of the Great Spirit: The 20,000-Year History of American Indians

This flowing lucid and satisfyingstory of Indian nations The Washington Post traces the history of North American Indigenous peoples from the Pleistocene era to the presenta mustread for anyone wishing to gain a broader perspective on not only Native American history but United States history in generalToday some two million American Indians inhabit the United States less than one percent of the nations population Their origins have always been viewed from a 500yearold perspectivefrom the point of view of the Europeans who discovered the New World Yet the true story of the American Indians begins some seventeen thousand years agoand it is past due for a telling that shows Indians as they are rather than as westerners wish them to be Recent archaeological findings newly discovered written accounts and neverbeforepublished records have contributed to a whole new understanding of our countrys oldest ancestors Drawing upon the latest research as well as his own personal experience living among the Hopi tribes acclaimed author and former Natural History magazine editor Jake Page covers all aspects of Indian life throughout the ages From the Pleistocene era to Custers Last Stand the Trail of Tears to the Indian Civil Rights Act the establishment of reservations to the negotiation of casino property In the Hands of the Great Spirit reveals the astonishing endurance of a group of people whose experience is as varied as the world is old. 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