Theda Perdue & Michael Green 
The Columbia Guide to American Indians of the Southeast 

Though they speak several different languages and organize themselves into many distinct tribes, the Native American peoples of the Southeast share a complex ancient culture and a tumultuous history. This volume examines and synthesizes their history through each of its integral phases: the complex and elaborate societies that emerged and flourished in the Pre-Columbian period; the triple curse of disease, economic dependency, and political instability brought by the European invasion; the role of Native Americans in the inter-colonial struggles for control of the region; the removal of the ‘Five Civilized Tribes’ to Oklahoma; the challenges and adaptations of the post-removal period; and the creativity and persistence of those who remained in the Southeast.

Cuprins

History and Culture
1. Writing About Native Southerners
2. Native Southerners
3. The European Invasion
4. Native Peoples and Colonial Empires
5. ‘Civilization’ and Removal
6. Native Southerners in the West
7. Those Who Remained
People, Places, and Events, A to Z
Chronology
Resources

Despre autor

Theda Perdue is professor of history at the University of North Carolina and author of
Cherokee Women. Michael D. Green is professor of American studies at the University of North Carolina and author of
The Creeks.