Department of Anthropology
Handbook of the North American Indians

William C. Sturtevant, General Editor


A 20-volume encyclopedia summarizing knowledge about all Native peoples north of Mesoamerica, including cultures, languages, history, prehistory, and human biology. Standard reference work for anthropologists, historians, students, and the general reader. Chapters by the main authorities on each topic. Area volumes include separate chapters on all tribes. Heavily illustrated, extensive bibliographies, well indexed. Each volume may be purchased and used independently.


These volumes can be ordered online through the Superintendent of Documents.


Vol. 3:  Environment, Origins, and Population  
Douglas H. Ubelaker, Vol. Ed.

72 chapters on the natural environment of the continent to which Indian cultures adapted in prehistoric and historic times, natural resources utilized by these cultures, current knowledge of the earliest Indian occupation (before 9,000 B.C.), and human biology of Indian and Eskimo (Inuit) populations, prehistoric, historic and modern. 1,160 pp. S/N 047-000-00416-1. 2006. $72.


Vol 4:  History of Indian-White Relations  
Wilcomb E. Washburn, Vol. Ed.

57 chapters on the history of Indian-White relations in the U.S. and Canada following 1492. 838 pp. S/N 047-000-00406-3. 1988. $62


Vol. 5:  Arctic  
David Damas, Vol. Ed.

60 chapters on Eskimo, Inuit, Aleut of U.S., Canada, Greenland, U.S.S.R. 845 pp. S/N 047-000-00398-9. 1984. $63


Vol. 6:  Subarctic  
June Helm, Vol. Ed.

66 chapters on Indians from interior Alaska to Labrador. 837 pp. S/N 047-000-00374-1. 1981. $62


Vol. 7:  Northwest Coast  
Wayne Suttles, Vol. Ed.

58 chapters on Indians of the coasts of southeast Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. 796 pp. S/N 047-000-00408-0. 1990. $62


Vol. 8:  California
   Robert F. Heizer, Vol. Ed.
72 chapters on Indians of California. 816 pp. S/N 047-000-00347-4. 1978. $62


Vol. 9: Southwest  
Alfonso Ortiz, Vol. Ed.

59 chapters on Puebloan peoples and prehistory of southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico. 717 pp. S/N 047-000-00361-0. 1979. $59.50


Vol. 10:  Southwest  
Alfonso Ortiz, Vol. Ed.

56 chapters on non-Puebloan peoples and on economy, social organization, and rituals of southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico. 884 pp. S/N 047-000-00390-3. 1983. $63


Vol. 11:  Great Basin  
Warren L. d'Azevedo, Vol. Ed.

45 chapters on Indians of Utah, Nevada, and portions of adjoining states. 868 pp. S/N 047-000-00401-2. 1986. $63


Vol. 12:  Plateau
  Deward E. Walker, Jr., Vol. Ed.

41 chapters on Indians of southeastern British Columbia, eastern Washington, northeast and central Oregon, northern Idaho, western Montana, and a small portion of northern California. 808 pp. S/N 047-000-00412-8. 1988. $67


Vol. 13:  Plains  
Raymond J. DeMallie, Vol. Ed.

67 chapters on the Indians of the prairie and high plains of U.S. and Canada. Parts 1 and 2 compose the one volume. 1,376 pp. S/N 047-000-00414-4. 2001. $106


Vol. 14:  Southeast  
Raymond D. Fogelson, Vol. Ed.

64 chapters on Indians from Florida and the southern Appalachians and the Carolina Piedmont to the southern Mississippi River Valley. 1,042 pp. S/N 047-000-00415-2. 2004. $72.


Vol. 15:  Northeast  
Bruce G. Trigger, Vol. Ed.

73 chapters on Indians from Virginia to St. Lawrence River, Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, Illinois. 924 pp. S/N 047-000-00351-2. 1978. $64


Vol. 17:  Languages  
Ives Goddard, Vol. Ed.

27 chapters on native languages of North America spoken by American Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts. Fold-out, color, volume map. 958 pp. S/N 047-000-00411-0. 1996. $89.50

 


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