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Author

Keoke, Emory Dean.

Title Encyclopedia of American Indian contributions to the world : 15,000 years of inventions and innovations / Emory Dean Keoke and Kay Marie Porterfield.

Imprint

New York, NY : Facts on File, c2002.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe Special Collections Adams	970.00497 K43e 2002	---	Lib Use Only

Description	xiv, 384 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
Series	Facts on File library of American history
	Facts on File library of American history.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 340-343) and index.
Contents	A to Z entries -- Appendix A: Tribes organized by culture area -- Appendix B: Maps -- Glossary -- Chronology -- Bibliography and further reading -- Entries by tribe, group, or linguistic group -- Entries by geographical culture area -- Entries by subject -- General index.
Summary	More than 450 cross-referenced entries provide information on the contributions of Native Americans to the world in a variety of areas such as medicine, food preservation, military strategy, architecture, science, and government.
Subject	Indians -- Encyclopedias.
	Inventions -- Encyclopedias.
	Technological innovations -- Encyclopedias.
Added Author	Porterfield, Kay Marie.
ISBN	0816040524 (hardcover)
	9780816040520 (hardcover)