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Frederick Remington's early paintings of the West were more literal depictions than his romanticized later ones. The boldness Remington had lost in his work by eliminating hard outlines began to reinstate itself in his later works with vigorous brushwork. In his later years, he preferred to paint nocturnes because it allowed him greater freedom and depth of perspective. This commemorative catalogue focuses on Remington's nocturnes and bronzes,...

The roadrunner, an icon of the Southwest and one of the most beloved birds of the United States, is also one of the least understood. Illustrated with 24 color and 23 b&w, illustrations and 2 maps, this volume offers the most thorough natural history of the greater roadrunner species to date.

Between 1995 and 1997l three groups of college students each spent two months in K'iche' Maya villages in Guatemala. In this enlightening book, Hawkins and Adams describe their field-school method of involving undergraduate students in primary research and ethnographic writing, and then present the best of the student essays, which examine the effects of modernization on the K'iche' Maya religion, courtship, marriage, gender relations, educati...

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Like his good friend Charles M. Russell, Edward Borein stands today as one of the most artistically gifted and intellectually honest chroniclers of the American West and a way of life that has now, unfortunately, passed almost completely away. A master at portraying cowboys, Indians and Western life and work, his early work documented the transition from Spanish to American influence in California, and he continued to paint Western scenes unti...

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The most comprehensive authority on placenames of American Indian origin" American Indian words define the North American landscape. This volume combines historical research and linguistic fieldwork with Native speakers from across the United States to present the first comprehensive, up-to-date scholarly dictionary of American placenames derived from Native languages. Accomplished linguist William Bright assembled a team of twelve editorial c...

Christian churches erected in Mexico during the early colonial era represented the triumph of European conquest and religious domination. Or did they? Building on recent research that questions the "cultural" conquest of Mesoamerica, Eleanor Wake shows that colonial Mexican churches also reflected the beliefs of the indigenous communities that built them.

Over the past twenty years, American Indian policy has shifted from self-determination to "Forced Federalism" as indigenous nations in the United States have encountered new threats from state and local tribes over such issues as taxation, gaming, and homeland security. This book demonstrates how today's indigenous nations have taken unprecedented steps to reorient themselves politically in response to such challenges to their sovereignty.

Buffalo as a business on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation

Offers performers and music theorists new insights into ornamentation