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The Great Circle: A History of the First Nations
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by Neil Philip
Sales Rank: 901143
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Discount: 24 %
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Cover Type: Hard Cover with 153 pages
Published by: Clarion Books August 14, 2006
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 061815941X
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0618159413
Book Dimensions:
10 x 7.8 x 0.7 inches
Weighs: 1.6 pounds
From School Library Journal
Starred Review. Grade 7 Up–Philip's well-balanced account begins with the clash between worldviews. European settlers came to North America with a doctrine of possession and dominance, of people over nature, and more technological society over less, while First Nations cultures view the Earth as a great wheel, with all people and animals joined together, all nature part of the connecting web. How the connectional perspective lost out to that of domination and rapaciousness, and how Native American tribes are reclaiming their cultural heritage, is the subject of this sensitively written, gorgeously crafted work. Seven chapters cover general Native American history as well as the histories, cultures, and religions of several tribes, including the Seminole, the Modoc, the Lakota, and the Shawnee. Primary sources are incorporated into the narrative and extensively documented. Period photographs and reproductions are well placed, and their lengthy captions add to the information in the text. The picture that emerges is clear and sobering, at once desperately sad and cautiously uplifting, as various tribes begin the task of reclaiming their cultures and their environments. This exemplary resource extends Paul Robert Walker's Remember Little Bighorn (National Geographic, 2006) and prepares readers for a more adult work, Hyemeyohsts Storm's Seven Arrows (Ballantine, 1978). An enriching and eye-opening must-purchase.–Ann Welton, Helen B. Stafford Elementary, Tacoma, WA
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From Booklist
*Starred Review* Philip takes on a huge challenge here: to present a unified narrative that explains the complex and confrontational relationships between Native Americans and white settlers. This would be daunting enough had Philips just focused on several tribes or Indians from one part of the region, but he chooses to encompass the experiences of tribes across the country. He pulls it off, however, thanks to solid research, an engaging writing style, and a talent for making individual stories serve the whole. He begins by explaining the pitfalls that come with writing about First Nations. With such a vast history, he had to be selective in what he wrote about; in terminology alone, he faced numerous difficulties. Then, in fascinating chapter after chapter, he introduces particular tribes, focusing on their interactions with settlers. Underlying the strong narrative is Philip's explanation for white-Indian conflict: irreconcilable worldviews. Native Americans saw the world as a sacred circle, while whites thought of it in linear terms, with history gathering speed like a train running down a track. Top marks, too, for the volume's photographs and historical renderings, which so intensely illustrate the pages. A generous bibliography compensates for stylistically hard-to-follow source notes. Ilene Cooper
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