TY - BOOK AU - Stebbins,Susan ED - Open Textbook Library TI - Native Peoples of North America T2 - Open textbook library SN - 9781942341024 AV - H1 CY - Minneapolis, MN PB - Open Textbook Library KW - Social sciences KW - Textbooks KW - Cultural and Ethnic Studies KW - Anthropology N1 - Chapter 1: In 1491… -- Chapter 2: All Our Relations -- Chapter 3: Resources and their Distribution -- Chapter 4: Status, Rank, and Power -- Chapter 5: Religion and Spiritual Beliefs -- Chapter 6: Is There a Word for Art? -- Conclusions -- References -- Videos N2 - Native Peoples of North America is intended to be an introductory text about the Native peoples of North America (primarily the United States and Canada) presented from an anthropological perspective. As such, the text is organized around anthropological concepts such as language, kinship, marriage and family life, political and economic organization, food getting, spiritual and religious practices, and the arts. Prehistoric, historic and contemporary information is presented. Each chapter begins with an example from the oral tradition that reflects the theme of the chapter. The text includes suggested readings, videos, and classroom activities. This text was updated September 2019; the changes are detailed in an errata section in the text UR - https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/199 ER -