Native American Landmarks and Festivals (eBook)

A Traveler’s Guide to Indigenous United States and Canada

Yvonne Wakim Dennis, Arlene Hirschfelder (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
350 Seiten
Visible Ink Press (Verlag)
978-1-57859-694-2 (ISBN)

Infos

From ancient rock drawings and historic sites to modern museums and powwows, the Native American Landmarks and Festivals: A Traveler’s Guide to Indigenous United States and Canada provides a fascinating tour of the rich heritage of Indigenous people across the continent. It guides the traveler to 729 landmarks, sites, festivals, and events in all 50 states and Canada. Travelers not only read about the history and traditions for each site, but they also are provided maps, photos, illustrations, addresses, and websites to help further exploration.

Organized by region, this book lets the reader visit sites or choose from a vast array of “authentic” adventures such as dog sledding, camping in a tip, hunting and fishing expeditions, researching the history with the people who made the history, making crafts, herbal walks, building and sailing in canoes, hiking along ancient routes, exploring rock art, and preparing and eating Native foods. Whether traveling by car, plane or armchair, this helpful reference will bring hours of enjoyable discovery.

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A state-by-state (and Canada too!) tour of monuments, events, sites, and festivals of Indigenous American historyFrom ancient rock drawings, historic sites, and modern museums to eco- and cultural tourism, sports events and powwows, the Native American Landmarks and Festivals: A Traveler's Guide to Indigenous United States and Canada provides a fascinating tour of the rich heritage of Indigenous people across the continent. Whether it's the annual All Indian Rodeo in Las Vegas, Nevada, a dog-sledding trek in Arctic Bay, Nunavut, or a rough ride to the ancient Kaunolu Village Site on Lanai, Hawaii, there is lots more to experience in the Indigenous world right around the corner, including ... The Montezuma Castle National Monument Trail of Tears National Historic Trail The Red Earth Festival in Oklahoma City The Autry Museum of the American West The Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center The Thunderbird Powwow The First Nations Film and Video Festival in various cities and states The Angel Mounds State Memorial The Harvest Moon American Indian Festival The Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Canada s National Aboriginal Veterans Monument And hundreds more!Native American Landmarks and Festivals guides the traveler to 729 landmarks, sites, festivals, and events in all 50 states and Canada. Travelers not only read about the history and traditions for each site, but maps, photos, illustrations, addresses and websites are also included to help further exploration. This book lets the reader choose from a vast array of authentic adventures such as dog sledding, camping in a tip, hunting and fishing expeditions, researching the history with the people who made the history, making crafts, herbal walks, building and sailing in canoes, hiking along ancient routes, exploring rock art, and preparing and eating Native foods. Organized by region, Indigenous enterprises are included in state and federal parks, including federal and international heritage sites, public and private museums and non-Native events that include Indigenous voice. This convenient reference also has a helpful bibliography and an extensive index, adding to its usefulness. Whether traveling by car, plane, or armchair, Native American Landmarks and Festivals: A Traveler s Guide to Indigenous United States and Canada will bring hours of enjoyable discovery.

Autoren

Yvonne Wakim Dennis is an award-winning author of nonfiction books for children and adults, many coauthored with Arlene Hirschfelder, including Visible Ink Press’ Native American Almanac. An avid multiculturalist, Dennis interweaves environmental justice into all she writes. Although most of her publications have been about indigenous peoples of the United States, she has also penned books about the diverse cultures of America. She serves as the Education Director for the Children’s Cultural Center of Native America and is a board director of Nitchen, Inc., an advocacy organization for Indigenous families in the New York City metropolitan area. She is a multicultural consultant for businesses, schools, and publishers and is a columnist for Native Hoop Magazine. In 2014, Dennis received the National Arab American Museum’s Best Children’s Book of the Year Honor (for A Kid’s Guide to Arab American History), a Sanaka Award, and the David Chow Humanitarian Award.

Arlene Hirschfelder is the author or editor of over 25 books about Native peoples, including the Native American Almanac, Native Americans: A History in Pictures and The Extraordinary Book of Native American Lists. She and Yvonne Dennis have authored five books together, including the award-winning Children of Native America Today and A Kid’s Guide to Native American History. She worked at the Association on American Indian Affairs (a civil rights organization), for over 20 years and has years of experience consulting with publishers, museums, schools, and universities. In addition to being an author, Hirschfelder has co-curated exhibits at the Sequoyah National Research Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, and the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian in Evanston, Illinois.

Inhalt

Introduction
Acknowledgments
Note to Readers

United States
1. Northeast
2. Southeast
3. Midwest
4. Plains
5. Mountain
6. Southwest
7. Pacific

Canada
8. Atlantic
9. Central
10. Prairie
11. Northern
12. West Coast

Bibliography
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.12.2018
• Reihe/Serie: Multicultural History & Heroes
• Reihe/Serie: The Multicultural History & Heroes Collection
• Reihe/Serie: The Multicultural History & Heroes Collection
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer
• Schlagworte: Adventure • America • america historical heritage museums adventure landmark indigenous peoples people history of the land lands native american book books nation north indian tribe tribes usa tribal Pow Wow Reservation Maps Travel Tour Vacation experience festival united states • American History • books by native american author • Experience • Festival • First Nations • Heritage • Historical • history of the United states • indigenous lands • Indigenous peoples • Land • Landmark • Maps • Museums • native american book • north indian tribes • People • pow wow • Reservation • Tour • Travel • Tribal • Tribe • USA • vacation
• ISBN-10: 1-57859-694-7 / 1578596947
• ISBN-13: 978-1-57859-694-2 / 9781578596942