The Native American Almanac: A Portrait of Native America Today
- Maps of tribal areas, historical conflicts, and present-day reservations
- A detailed chronology of significant events
- Names and addresses of hundreds of organizations concerned with Native American affairs
- A listing of Native American landmarks, museums, and cultural centers from coast to coast
- More than 100 black-and-white photographs and drawings
Book details
- Author
- Arlene B. Hirschfelder, Martha Kreipe de Montaño
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 352
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Social Science › Native American Studies
- Topics
- Native American history · Indigenous cultures · tribal nations · Native American religion · Native American languages · self-determination · Native American literature · Native American art
- ISBN-13
- 9781620456828 (Paperback)9781620457665 (Hardcover)
About the author
ARLENE B. HIRSCHFELDER was an American Indian studies scholar and Indian rights advocate who wrote and edited nearly 100 nonfiction books and curricula on Native American topics and contemporary social issues. Her books include The Native American Almanac: A Portrait of Native America Today, Rising Voices: Writings of Young Native Americans and The Encyclopedia of Native American Religions.
Hirschfelder held a B.A. from Brandeis University, an M.A.T. from the University of Chicago, and completed post-graduate work at Columbia University Teachers' College. She served as a faculty member at the New School for Social Research and as a consultant at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian.
For more than two decades, Hirschfelder served as scholarship director and education consultant for the Association on American Indian Affairs, work that ran throughout her writing on Native American life and rights.
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