Food, Farming, and Hunting (American Indian Contributions to the World) - Hardcover

Keoke, Emory Dean; Porterfield, Kay Marie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0816053936 ISBN 13: 9780816053933

Verlag: Facts On File Inc, 2005

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Book by Keoke Emory Dean Porterfield Kay Marie

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Reseña del editor:

By the time European conquistadores and colonizers arrived in the Americas, starting in 1492, American Indians had already invented sophisticated hunting and fishing technology. They gathered hundreds of plants for food, fiber, and medicine, and first domesticated three-quarters of the food crops raised in the world today. Food, Farming, and Hunting covers the many contributions that American Indians have made throughout history, including the various tools used in hunting, such as bolas, bows and arrows, and camouflage, and the different methods of fishing for each culture. The volume identifies the many foods North American, Mesoamerican, and South American Indians gathered, discusses the birth of agriculture in the Americas, and describes the plants that were eventually domesticated and farmed. Later developments and improvements in farming, such as irrigation and the use of fertilizer, are also covered.

Biografía del autor:

Emory Dean Keoke is an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. He received a B.A. in Indian studies and a B.S. in nursing and has worked as a multicultural relations and communications consultant. Kay Marie Porterfield is a writer with more than 20 years of experience. She received a B.A. in English and a B.S. in counseling. She is the author of 12 books, has worked as a reporter for Indian Country Today, and is the winner of a 1996 South Dakota Press Association Award and the recipient of a 2003 Artist Fellowship Award in creative nonfiction.

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• Verlag: Facts On File Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0816053936
• ISBN 13: 9780816053933
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 160