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In the Hands of the Great Spirit: The 20,000-Year History of American Indians Paperback - 2004
by Jake Page
Summary
Today, some 2 million American Indians inhabit the United States, less than 1 percent of the nation's population. Their origins have always been viewed from a 500-year-old perspective -- from 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 ago -- and 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 never-before-published records have contributed to a whole new understanding of our country's 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 Custer's 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.
Recent archaeological findings, newly discovered written accounts, and never-before-published records have contributed to a whole new understanding of our country's 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 Custer's 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.
First line
In the late 1970s, one of the nation's leading anthropologists visited the Hopis and, in a meeting, set out to explain the latest archaeological findings as to their origins.
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- Title In the Hands of the Great Spirit: The 20,000-Year History of American Indians
- Author Jake Page
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Thus
- Pages 480
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Free Press, New York, NY
- Date 2004-05-03
- Features Bibliography, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780684855776 / 0684855771
- Weight 0.97 lbs (0.44 kg)
- Dimensions 8.74 x 5.3 x 1.19 in (22.20 x 13.46 x 3.02 cm)
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: Native American
- Religious Orientation: Native American
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002035266
- Dewey Decimal Code 973.089
Media reviews
The Washington Post
Judicious, as well as flowing, lucid, and satisfying....Great praise goes to Page for joining so many others in getting out the story of Indian nations.
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