Original contributions by leading scholars in the field summarize the state of anthropological knowledge of Indian peoples, as well as the history that got us to this point.

Table of Contents

• Synopsis of Contents
• Notes on Contributors
• Introduction: What is the “Anthropology” of “American Indians”? - Thomas Biolsi
• Environments and Populations
• 1. Political and Historical Ecologies - Kenneth M. Ames
• 2. Historical Demography - Russell Thornton
• Political, Social, and Economic Organization
• 3. Women and Men - Martha C Knack
• 4. Politics - Loretta Fowler
• 5. Tribal or Native Law - Bruce Granville Miller
• 6. Culture and Reservation Economies - Kathleen Pickering
• Knowledge and Expressive Culture
• 7. Knowledge Systems - Eugene S. Hunn
• 8. Oral Traditions - Rodney Trey
• 9. Religion - Raymond Bucko
• 10. Music - Luke Eric Lassiter
• 11. Art - Rebecca J. Dobkins
• Colonialism, Native Sovereignty, Law, and Policy
• 12. Political and Legal Status (“Lower 48” States) - Thomas Biolsi
• 13. Political and Legal Status of Alaska Natives - Caroline L. Brown
• 14. Federal Indian Policy and Anthropology - George Pierre Castile
• 15. Contemporary Globalization and Tribal Sovereignty - Randel D. Hanson
• 16. Treaty Rights - Larry Nesper
• 17. Education - Alice Littlefield
• Cultural Politics and the Colonial Situation
• 18. Representational Practices - Pauline Turner Strong
• 19. The Politics of Native Culture - Kirk Dombrowski
• 20. Cultural Appropriation - Tressa Berman
• 21. Community Healing and Cultural Citizenship - Renya K. Ramirez
• 22. Native Hawaiians - Cart Costanzo Kapur
• Anthropological Method and Postcolonial Practice
• 23. Ethnography - Peter Whiteley
• 24. Beyond “Applied” Anthropology - Les W. Field
• 25. Language - James Collins
• 26. Visual Anthropology - Harald E. L. Prins
• 27. Archaeology - Larry J. Zimmerman