Nov
25
2007
The Nov 24 issue of Terra Haute (Indiana) Tribstar.com had a story about the current reprinted edition of the “Indian Tribes of North America” by John R. Swanson. Originally published in 1952 by the Smithsonian Institution’s Bureau of American Ethnology, it encompasses every known tribe in North America from upper Canada, Greenland and Alaska, through the lower 48 states, and culminating in Mexico, Central America and the islands of the Caribbean. The period of time used to document the different tribes is from 1650 before the Europeans began the relocation of the tribes to the Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma).
The book is arranged in sections by state or other location, starting with a listing of all Indian groups who lived, hunted, or otherwise had a connection to that state. A bonus in the book is four large fold-out maps that are bound within the book but can be detached for display.
This 726-page authoritative volume with its four maps is priced at $75 and can be ordered from the Genealogy Publishing Co., 3600 Clipper Mill Rd., Suite 260, Baltimore, MD 21221, toll-free order line 1-800-296-6687. Orders can be taken online at www.genealogical.com. There will be a shipping charge of $4 for one book. This is a “must have” for anyone interested in a definitive encyclopedia of the American Indian.
To read the news article, click here.
