This is a comprehensive reference book that discusses more than 150 Indian tribes of North America, as well as prehistoric peoples and civilizations. From Abenaki to Zuni, this incredible work is organized alphabetically by Indian tribe or group. The informative, accessible text summarizes the historical record -such as locations, migrations, contacts with non-Indians, wars - and includes present-day tribal affairs. This revised edition updates tribal histories to the end of the 20th century. The book also covers traditional Indian lifeways, including diet, housing,transportation, tools, clothing, art, legends, and rituals, as well as language families. . . . a first-class, accurate, well-illustrated reference work. - American Reference Books Annual Softcover, 312 pp., 8 12 x 11 250 original color illustrations, 11 color maps.