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American Indians

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American Indians

by Frederick Starr

English· 05:10:34· 33 chapters
School students is Starr's intended audience of this work. The easy-to-read stories discuss and describe a wide range of topics such as food, money exchange, dances, hunting, dress, war, burials. Over two-dozen North American tribes are reviewed in the book. - Summary by Mario Pineda
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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Preface. - I. Some General Facts About Indians

    11:03
  2. Chapter 2

    II. Houses

    09:11
  3. Chapter 3

    III. Dress

    08:56
  4. Chapter 4

    IV. The Baby and Child

    08:59
  5. Chapter 5

    V. Stories of Indians

    11:53
  6. Chapter 6

    VI. War

    08:40
  7. Chapter 7

    VII. Hunting and Fishing

    09:48
  8. Chapter 8

    VIII. The Camp-Fire

    09:00
  9. Chapter 9

    IX. Sign Language on the Plains

    08:45
  10. Chapter 10

    X. Picture Writing

    08:43
  11. Chapter 11

    XI. Money

    10:14
  12. Chapter 12

    XII. Medicine Men and Secret Societies

    07:35
  13. Chapter 13

    XIII. Dances and Ceremonials

    10:28
  14. Chapter 14

    XIV. Burial and Graves

    08:55
  15. Chapter 15

    XV. Mounds and Their Builders

    11:43
  16. Chapter 16

    XVI. The Algonkins

    10:01
  17. Chapter 17

    XVII. The Six Nations

    10:19
  18. Chapter 18

    XVIII. Story of Mary Jemison

    09:36
  19. Chapter 19

    XIX. The Creeks

    09:23
  20. Chapter 20

    XX. The Pani

    09:09
  21. Chapter 21

    XXI. The Cherokees

    09:56
  22. Chapter 22

    XXII. George Catlin and His Work

    09:18
  23. Chapter 23

    XXIII. The Sun Dance

    08:33
  24. Chapter 24

    XXIV. The Pueblos

    09:58
  25. Chapter 25

    XXV. The Snake Dance

    09:27
  26. Chapter 26

    XXVI. Cliff Dwellings and Ruins of the Southwest

    09:10
  27. Chapter 27

    XXVII. Tribes of the Northwest Coast

    09:13
  28. Chapter 28

    XXVIII. Some Raven Stories

    07:57
  29. Chapter 29

    XXIX. Totem Posts

    07:24
  30. Chapter 30

    XXX. Indians of California

    09:05
  31. Chapter 31

    XXXI. The Aztecs

    08:53
  32. Chapter 32

    XXXII. The Mayas and the Ruined Cities of Yucatan and Central America

    09:16
  33. Chapter 33

    XXXIII. Conclusion

    10:03