Timelines of Native American History

From Blackfoot rules of warfare to Chippewa songs of love, from Mojave creation stories to Sioux prophecies for the future, from Pontiac's War to the Occupation of Alcatraz, this book is a fascinating chronicle of 22,000 years of Native American history and culture. Over 1,500 carefully researched, year-by-year entries provide a comprehensive overview of the Native American experience. Hundreds of informative sidebars lend more detail - from short biographies of famous and lesser known Native Americans to individual tribal histories and customs, to writings, speeches, treaties, and folk stories.

A former professor at Peninsula College, Susan Hazen-Hammond is the author of Timelines of Native American History and seven other nonfiction books, numerous articles, short stories and poems. She has received high praise for her writing on Native American subjects and has also taught a wide range of psychology courses. Her ancestors include Abenaki men and women.