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"1491: America Before Columbus." National Geographic Oct. 1991: 4-99. National Geographic takes a close look at several American Indian cultures on the eve of great change in 1491: Ozette, a Makah village on the Northwest Coast; Etowah, a Mississippian culture village in the Southeast; several Pueblo villages in the Desert Southwest; and Otstungo, a Mohawk village in the Eastern Woodlands.
Arnold, Caroline. The Ancient Cliff Dwellers of Mesa Verde. New York: Clarion Books-Houghton Mifflin, 1992. This history of the Anasazi at Mesa Verde in Colorado includes information about the work of archaeologists. Color photographs. 64 pages.
"The Cliff Dwellers." Cobblestone: The History Magazine for Young People. Sept. 1999. Each issue contains easy-to-read articles, primary source readings, excellent illustrations, and occasional crafts and puzzles. Web site: cobblestonepub.com. About 50 pages.
Glubok, Shirley. The Art of the Southwest Indians. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1971. Black and white photographs show baskets, pottery, sand and rock paintings, and other objects made by the American Indians of the Southwest. The objects shown are from many different museums and private collections. 48 pages.
Gridley, Marion E. Indian Tribes of America. Northbrook: Hubbard Press, 1973. Describes the American Indians of five regions of North America. Includes a list of tribes for each region. This book is out of print but available at libraries. 63 pages.
Marcus, Rebecca B. The Cliff Dwellers. New York: Franklin Watts, Inc. 1968. This history of the cliff dwellers contains many interesting details about their homes and their lives. Black and white photographs show details of their homes, baskets, pottery, and tools. This book is out of print but available at libraries. 90 pages.
Murdock, David. North American Indian. New York: Knopf, 1995. Full-color photographs of objects from the American Museum of Natural History are the "meat" of this book. Captions and text describe the objects and put them in context. Excellent resource for the study of the art of each American Indian group. 64 pages.
Payne Elizabeth. Meet the North American Indians. New York: Random House, 1965. This easy-to-read book discusses the lives of the American Indians at the time Columbus arrived in America. The book focuses on five tribes: the Hopi of the Desert Southwest, the Makah of the Northwest Coast, the Mandan of the Great Plains, the Creek of the Southeast, and the Penobscot of the Eastern Woodlands. 85 pages.
Sears, Bryan P. The Hopi Indians. New York: Chelsea Juniors, 1994. This history of the Hopi includes a Hopi creation story, both black and white and color photographs, a glossary, and a chronology of events. Difficult text. 79 pages.
Sneve, Virginia Driving Hawk. The Hopis: A First Americans Book. New York: Holiday House. This easy-to-read book tells about the history, social life, and customs of the Hopi. 32 pages.
Warren, Scott S. Desert Dwellers: Native People of the American Southwest. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1997. Color photographs and maps enhance this history of Indians of the Southwest, including the Hopi, Pueblo, Navajo, and the Apache. 56 pages.
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