An alphabetical encyclopedia covering the history, culture, and present status of Indian tribes of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. - (Baker & Taylor)

Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes, Third Edition is a fully updated reference discussing more than 200 American Indian tribes of North America, as well as prehistoric peoples and civilizations. Arranged alphabetically by tribe or group, this comprehensive work offers 60 new entries on tribes not covered in depth in the previous editions. The book includes at least one representative tribe from each language family or language isolate for each of the culture areas. The informative, accessible text summarizes the historical record - locations, migrations, contacts with non-Indians, wars, and more - and includes present-day tribal affairs and issues. The book also covers traditional Indian lifeways, including diet, housing, transportation, tools, clothing, art, and rituals, as well as language families. - (Blackwell North Amer)

This encyclopedia contains entries on about 200 ancient and present-day American Indian tribes from North America, and in this edition, 60 new ones, organized alphabetically by tribe or group. Not all tribes are listed, but at least one to represent every language family or isolate is present. Listings are also compiled by culture areas and language families, and include alternate names. Articles, on tribes from Abenaki and Aztec to Washoe and Yellowknife, describe their history and culture, often discussing wars, food, art, religion, clothing, social structure, and their contemporary life, if applicable. The encyclopedia incorporates color illustrations. Waldman is a freelance writer and former archivist for the New York State Historical Association. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) - (Book News)

Praise for the previous edition:
"...Recommended without reservation..." Booklist

"A splendid revision. All libraries, including those that own other titles on the subject, should give serious consideration to this valuable work." School Library Journal

Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes, Third Edition is a fully updated reference discussing more than 200 American Indian tribes of North America, as well as prehistoric peoples and civilizations. Arranged alphabetically by tribe or group, this comprehensive work offers 60 new entries on tribes not covered in depth in the previous editions. The informative, accessible text summarizes the historical record locations, migrations, contacts with non-Indians, wars, and more and includes present-day tribal affairs and issues. The book also covers traditional Indian lifeways, including diet, housing, transportation, tools, clothing, art, and rituals, as well as language families.

Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes, Third Edition includes at least one representative tribe from each language family or language isolate for each of the culture areas. Many new entries include tribes in California, Alaska, and Canada.

New entries include:

• Beaver (Tsattine)
• Bella Coola
• Cahuilla
• Coahuiltec
• Columbia (Sinkinse)
• Cowichan
• Diegueño
• Keres
• Mobile
• Nanticoke
• Puyallup
• Quinault
• Tewa
• Tolowa
• Washoe
• Yellowknife
• and more.

Carl Waldman is a former archivist for the New York State Historical Association. - (Blackwell North Amer)

Booklist Reviews

Although this claims to be a "fully updated" third edition of this basic work, a better description might be "expanded." This edition includes some 60 new entries, 43 of which are for tribes from California and the Northwest, among them the Bella Coola, the Puyallup, and the Washoe. The book is arranged alphabetically by tribe or group, and each entry covers the historical record--location, migrations, and wars--along with present-day tribal affairs and issues. Also included is information on tribal customs, housing, clothing, art, rituals, and food. The glossary of terms appears to be unchanged since the previous edition. The bibliography, however, has been updated with references related to the new tribal entries, among other additions. The book is well indexed, clearly presented, and easy to use, with 270 original color illustrations and maps that are both interesting and enlightening. The encyclopedia now covers 200 groups, but it still pales when compared to the four-volume Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes (1999), which covers twice as many.This volume is recommended for high-school, public library, and undergraduate collections, particularly those without the Gale work. Its added coverage will make it especially useful in libraries in California and the Pacific Northwest. ((Reviewed February 15, 2007)) Copyright 2007 Booklist Reviews.

Booklist Reviews

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Choice Reviews

This revision updates tribal histories to the end of the 20th century but retains virtually all the flaws that plagued the first edition (CH, Sep'88). The bibliography, which includes a greater number of scholarly titles, is the only area noticeably improved, but it leaves much to be desired. Rather than using photographs, the editor opts for full-color illustrations that are either drawings of objects or hypothetical illustrations. Why provide a drawing of a hypothetical Mississippian temple mound when excellent examples can be photographed all over the Southeast and Midwest? Libraries that need a basic encyclopedia on this topic should acquire instead The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes (CH, Oct'98), which is superior in every way and contains more than twice the number of entries. The best source remains the Smithsonian Institution's Handbook of North American Indians (1978- ). Copyright 2000 American Library Association

School Library Journal Reviews

Gr 5 Up-A splendid revision. While not exhaustive, this volume provides an examination of more than 150 groups of Native American peoples. The alphabetically arranged entries vary in length from a few paragraphs to several pages. The content has been updated to reflect both new information about the past and current issues, and the language has been significantly modified to reflect more contemporary sensibilities and to make the text more readable. The colorful drawings, almost exact duplicates of those in the 1988 edition, are mostly of artifacts, structures, or costumes and serve nicely to clarify descriptions. The brightness and color have been enhanced, adding luster to the overall look of the book. Maps provide a frame of reference for the articles on major cultural groups. All libraries, including those that own other titles on the subject, should give serious consideration to this valuable work.-Linda Greengrass, Bank Street College Library, New York City Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.