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Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul. – 1970
The Dakota or Sioux people may well be the best known of all the nations which first lived in North America. Tribal members gave themselves the name Dakota, meaning friends. Their Minnesota neighbors called them by a long name meaning enemy. French traders in the 1600s took the last part of the name and wrote it down as Sioux. Since then, they…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Child Rearing, Childrens Literature, Cultural Background
Noe, Sally W.; Wright, Gregory, Ed. – 1979
The American Indians of the Southwest--their history and culture from ancient to modern times--are the focal point of this resource manual based on an American history course developed at Gallup High School, Gallup, New Mexico. The course covers ancient culture and migrations of the Indian tribes now inhabiting New Mexico and the coming of Spanish…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Ancient History, Anthropology