An Introduction to Native North America

by Mark Q. Sutton

An Introduction to Native North America provides a basic introduction to the native peoples of North America, including both the United States and Canada. It covers the history of research, basic prehistory, the European invasion and the impact of Europeans on Native cultures. Additionally, much of the book is written from the perspective of the ethnographic present, and the various cultures are described as they were at the specific times noted in the text.

Teaching and Learning Experiences:

Improve Critical Thinking - An Introduction to Native North America provides internet resources for students to supplement reading material, and contains an extensive bibliography to aid in their research.

Engage Students - An Introduction to Native North America highlights important individuals in "VIP Profile" mini-biographies, and contains "Sidelights" throughout the text which provides short explanations of interesting aspects of native culture.

Support Instructors - Teaching your course just got easier! You can create a Customized Text or use our Instructor's Manual, Electronic "MyTest" Test Bank or PowerPoint Presentation Slides. Plus, An Introduction to Native North America's organization was designed to be used in conjunction with the Handbook of North American Indians, published by the Smithsonian Institution.

432 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 26, 2015

About the author

Mark Q. Sutton is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of San Diego, USA. He is Principal Investigator at Statistical Research, Inc., San Diego. His publications include An Introduction to Native North America 5e (2016), A Prehistory of North America (2011), Introduction to Cultural Ecology 3e with E.N. Anderson (2013), Paleonutrition (2010), and Archaeological Laboratory Methods: An Introduction 6e with Brooke S. Arkush (2014).

Reviews

[Samantha wickedshizuku Tolleson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A thorough ethnography on the tribes of North America, this book was assigned reading for my anthropology course AN 248. I made a B for this course. Spring 2020. At Jacksonville State University with the professor Dr. Harry Holstein.
The book is divided up into sections by territories such as southeastern, southwestern, the Great Plains, the Arctic and Subarctic. Each chapter is divided into sections covering: religion, crops, marriages, child bearing, and their dwellings. It also covers the different area settings in time, such as Paleo Indian or Woodland eras.