Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Overview -- Key to the Native Peoples -- Part I: Prehistory -- Paleo-Indians -- Archaic Cultures -- Prehistoric Farmers of Northern America -- Early Civilizations of Middle and South America -- Part II: Traditional Culture -- Traditional Culture Areas Map -- The Arctic -- The Subarctic -- The Northeast -- The Southeast -- The Plains -- The Great Basin -- California -- The Northwest Coast -- The Plateau -- The Southwest -- Middle America -- Central America and the Northern Andes -- The Central Andes -- The Rainforest -- Marginal Regions -- Social and Political Organization -- Language -- Religion -- Arts -- Sports and Games -- Part III: Life After European Contact -- United States -- Canada -- Middle and South America -- Part IV: Native America Today -- Reservations and Urban Indians -- Sovereignty and Activism -- Economic Development -- Cultural Preservation -- Contemporary Arts -- Further Resources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.