The History of the Native Peoples of the Americas

	The History of the Native Peoples of the Americas
	This project discovers the history of the indigenous peoples of North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean Islands. All aspects of each people is discussed such as politics, art, technology, social structure, etc. The information in this text is organized by individual cultures by region.
	Introduction - The First People in the New World Discusses how the New World came to be populated and describes the earliest pre-historic cultures of Native Americans.
	Chapter 1 - Mesoamerican Cultures Mesoamerica stretches from central Mexico to Central America. Mesoamerican cultures were largely sedentary and agricultural. They had centralized political systems, a sophisticated understanding of astronomy and mathematics, had methods of writing, and a shared core religious belief system.
	Chapter 2 - Andean Cultures The Inca built a vast empire high in the Andes
	Chapter 3 - Amazonian Cultures The natives of the jungles of the Amazon
	Chapter 4 - Caribbean Cultures The first natives in contact with Europeans
	Chapter 5 - Southwest Cultures The mighty Apache and Navajo tribes
	Chapter 6 - Californian Cultures Tribes along the western coast of North America
	Chapter 7 - Northwest Cultures Natives of the Northwestern portions of America
	Chapter 8 - Great Basin Cultures Insert summary here
	Chapter 9 - Plateau Cultures Insert summary here
	Chapter 10 - Plains Cultures Insert summary here
	Chapter 11 - Southeast Cultures Insert summary here
	Chapter 12 - Northeast Cultures Insert summary here
	Chapter 13 - Subarctic & Arctic Cultures Insert summary here
	References Bibliographies, Appendices, and Glossaries can be found after each chapter.