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on the Missions
The Roman
Rite
in the Algonquian and Iroquoian Missions
From the
Colonial Period to the Second Vatican Council
Claudio R. Salvucci
Representing
the first general treatment of the "Indian Mass" of the North American
Catholic missions, this volume draws on historical descriptions as well
as rare missionary manuscripts and publications to trace the
development of the distinctive American Indian liturgies. Weaving
together extensive primary source material, Salvucci overturns popular
misconceptions of missionaries
as cultural imperialists. More...
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A Synopsis of the Indian Tribes
Within the United States East of the
Rocky Mountains, and in the British and Russian Possessions in North
America
Albert Gallatin
(1836)
Originally
published under the auspices of the American Antiquarian Society in
1836, A Synopsis of the Indian
Tribes within the United States East of the Rocky Mountains, and in the
British and Russian Possessions in North America is a monumental
compendia of Native American language. Authored by statesman,
politician, and scholar Albert Gallatin (1761–1849), it is among the
finest systematic collections of Native American ethnology and
linguistics of its day. More...
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 Now in Paperback!
A Vocabulary of Mohegan-Pequot
American Language Reprints Series,
Vol. 9
Complied and edited by
J. Dyneley Prince
and Frank Speck
The Mohegan-Pequot language was originally spoken in
southeastern Connecticut along the Thames River and became extinct in
the early 20th century. This vocabulary of 446 words ws collected from
Fidelia Fielding, the last native speaker of the dialect. Originally
published in 1903, this volume features etymological and comparative
linguistic commentary for each term by Prince and Speck. For more
information on this and other rare Native American vocabularies now
back in print, click here...
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Selected Manuscripts of Gen. John S. Clark
Relating to the Aboriginal History of
the Susquehanna
Edited by Louise W. Murray
This volume
represents a
lifetime of research by 19th century archaeologist and student of
Iroquois and Susquehanna River valley history Gen. John S. Clark.
Edited by renowned
Indian scholar Louise Welles Murray, this treatment
covers the aboriginal history of the
Susquehanna River Basin from late prehistoric
times until the Colonial American period based upon archaeology and
documents acquired from the early French, Swedish and English traders
and explorers. More...
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