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Informationen zum Autor James E. Seelye Jr. , PhD, is assistant professor of history at Kent State University, OH. Steven A. Littleton is a former park ranger-interpreter at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Montana. Klappentext In a single source, this comprehensive two-volume work provides the entire history of American Indians, as told by Indians themselves. Voices of the American Indian Experience provides unique insights into American Indian history by focusing on Indian accounts instead of on relying on other sources. As a result, their voices are clearer, and readers learn more about Indians directly from Indians, rather than through accounts that are filtered, diluted, and possibly even misinterpreted by an outsider's perspective.The volumes comprise a vast and fascinating variety of sources that span creation stories from Native American prehistory, to Indians who met the earliest Europeans to visit the Americas, all the way through to American Indians who served in recent foreign conflicts in the U.S. Armed Forces. This work provides information that is essential to fully understanding the history of the United States, and will be a valuable resource for advanced high school students and college students as well as general audiences with an interest in history or Native American culture. "These volumes provide a treasure trove of information for students of American Indian history." - Booklist "Native Americans are highly diverse, and a collection of this kind can only attempt to sample the variety of viewpoints. Still, the editors acknowledge this difficulty and have produced a quality work that complements rather than replaces other works on American Indian history. Libraries may wish to have a second copy in their circulating collections. Recommended for high school, public, and academic libraries supporting Native American studies or American history programs." - Library Journal Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceIntroductionChronology of American Indian History Part A: Creation to 1715 1. "The Creation of Beginning (Navajo/Dine)"2. White Mountain Apache Creation Story3. Inupiat Creation Story4. Salish Creation Story5. Skagit Creation Story6. Thompson Indians Creation Story7. Tlingit Creation Story8. A Legend of Crater Lake9. The Great Law of Peace (Gayanashagowa)10. Response to the Spanish by Native Priests, 152411. An Account of the De Soto Expedition, ca. 154612. The Dutch Arrive in Manhattan, 160913. Powhatan, 1609: "Why Should You Destroy Us, Who Have Provided You with Food?"14. Samuel de Champlain's Battle with the Iroquois, July 160915. William Wood (1634): "They Took the First Ship They Saw for a Walking Island"16. Jean de Brébeuf, Mission to the Huron, 1635-p163717. John Mason Discusses the Taking of the Fort at Mystic during the Pequot War18. The Smallpox Epidemic of 163919. Miantinomo, 1642-1643: "Brother, We Must Be One as the English Are, or We Shall Soon All Be Destroyed"20. Reverend Paul Ragueneau, S. J., on Huron Martyrdom, 165821. Reverend François le Mercier, S. J., Describes the Anishinabe Encounter with Catholicism, 166822. Dialogue between Piumbukhou and His Unconverted Relatives, ca. 167123. The Conversion of Daniel Garakontié, an Onondaga, 1671-167224. Metacom's Grievances, ca. 167525. A Micmac Questions French "Civilization," ca. 167726. An Indian's Decision to Become a Christian, 167927. "As They Had Been in Ancient Times": Pedro Naranjo Relates the Pueblo Revolt, 168028. The Declaration of a Rebellious Christian Indian in the Pueblo Revolt, 168029. Mary Rowlandson Captivity Narrative30. Letter from William Penn to the Committee of the Free Society of Traders, 168331. Edward Randolph Describes King Philip's War, 168532. Don Gerónimo Describes Violence and Raids against Spanish Settlements Part B: 1716-1826 33. Pierre de Charlevoix, Journal of a Voyage, 172134. Chekilli-Origin of the Creek Confederacy, ...
