Intended to help students explore ethnic identity-one of the most important issues of the 21st century-this concise, one-stop reference presents rigorously researched content on the national groups and ethnicities of North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Introduction: Ethnicity in the Americas
• A
• Acadians
• African Americans
• Afro-Brazilians
• Afro-Cubans
• Afro–South Americans
• Aguarunas
• Aleuts
• Americans of European Descent
• Amish
• Anguillans
• Antiguans and Barbudans
• Apaches
• Arab Americans
• Argentines
• Arhuacos
• Arubans
• Asháninkas
• Asian Americans
• Aymaras
• B
• Bahamians
• Barbadians
• Belizeans
• Bermudians
• Blackfoot
• Bolivians
• Bonaireans
• Brazilians
• Bribris
• C
• Cajuns
• Cambas
• Canadians
• Caymanians
• Chatinos
• Cherokees
• Cheyennes
• Chickasaws
• Chileans
• Chinantecs
• Chipewyans
• Chippewas (See Ojibwe)
• Chiquitanos
• Choctaws
• Colombians
• Comanches
• Costa Ricans
• Creeks
• Crees
• Crows
• Cubans
• Curaçaoans
• D
• Dominicans
• Dominicas
• E
• Ecuadorians
• F
• Falkland Islanders
• G
• Garifunas
• Gitxsans
• Grenadians
• Guadeloupeans
• Guahibos
• Guajajaras
• Guaranis
• Guatemalans
• Guaymis
• Guianans
• Guyanese
• Gwich'ins
• Gypsies (See Romanis)
• H
• Haidas, Tlingits, Tsimshians
• Haitians
• Hawaiians
• Hispanic Americans
• Ho-Chunks
• Hondurans
• Hopis
• Huastecs
• Huaves
• Huichols
• I
• Ingas
• Innus
• Inuits
• Iroquois
• J
• Jamaicans
• Jewish Americans
• Jivaros
• K
• Kaingangs
• Kalaallits
• Kiowas
• Kitteans
• Kollas
• Kunas
• L
• Latino Americans (See Hispanic Americans)
• Lencas
• Lumbees
• M
• Machiguengas
• Macushis
• Mapuches
• Martinicans
• Martinois
• Mayans
• Mayos
• Mazahuas
• Métis
• Mi'kmaqs
• Miskitos
• Mixes
• Mixtecs
• Montserratians
• Mormons
• N
• Nahuas
• Navajos
• Ndyukas
• Nevisians
• Nicaraguans
• O
• Odawas
• Ojibwes
• Otomis
• P
• Pacific Islander Americans
• Paez
• Panamanians
• Paraguayans
• Peruvians
• Piaroas
• Pierrois
• Pipils
• Potawatomis
• Potiguáras
• Puerto Ricans
• Purépechas
• Q
• Québécois
• Quechuas
• R
• Romanis
• S
• Saint Lucians
• Saint Maartens
• Salvadorans
• Saramaccas
• Seminoles
• Shipibo-Conibos
• Sioux
• Surinamese
• T
• Tarahumaras
• Ticunas
• Tlapanecs
• Tobas
• Tohono O'odhams
• Trinidadians and Tobagonians
• Triques
• Turks and Caicos Islanders
• U
• Uruguayans
• V
• Venezuelans
• Vincentians
• Virgin Islanders
• W
• Waraos
• Wayuus
• Y
• Yanomamis
• Yaquis
• Yupiks
• Z
• Zapotecs
• Zoques
• Zunis
• Geographical Index