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Introduction. Part I: America Before It Was "America". Chapter 1: The Rich, Troubled Past of the American Indian. Chapter 2: The Great Migrations. Chapter 3: The Development of the Ancient Cultures. Chapter 4: Hardly a Vast Wasteland: America before 1492. Chapter 5: Settling Down: Tribal Settlements after the Great Migrations. Chapter 6: The Five Civilized Tribes. Chapter 7: A Tally of Important Tribes. Part II: Interacting with Others. Chapter 8: "Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue". Chapter 9: The Spanish and French Stake Their Claims. Chapter 10: Native American Chiefs and Notable Women. Chapter 11: Battle Cries and Peace Pipes. Chapter 12: Delving into the Details of U.S.–Indian Relations. Part III: Working for a Living. Chapter 13: Mother Love. Chapter 14: Dressing for Purpose and Pride. Chapter 15: Home, Native Home. Chapter 16: Tools and Transportation. Part IV: All in the (Native American) Family. Chapter 17: Tribes, Clans, and Bands. Chapter 18: Native Languages. Chapter 19: The Faith of Their Fathers . . . And How Native Americans Worship Today. Part V: In a Modern World Not of Their Making. Chapter 20: The Slow Dwindling of Native Americans. Chapter 21: What???s a Tribe, Who???s an Indian, and What???s the BIA Got to Do With It. Chapter 22: Native Americans: Today and Tomorrow. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 23: Ten Native American Museums and Cultural Centers. Chapter 24: Ten (Plus) Worthy Movies and Documentaries about Native Americans and Their History. Index.