Tribal Names of the Americas : Spelling Variants and Alternative Forms, Cross-Referenced

Scholars have long worked to identify the names of tribes and other groupings in the Americas, a task made difficult by the sheer number of indigenous groups and the many names that have been passed down only through oral tradition. This book is a compendium of tribal names in all their variants--from North, Central and South America--collected from printed sources. Because most of these original sources reproduced words that had been encountered only orally, there is a great deal of variation. Organized alphabetically, this book collates these variations, traces them to the spellings and forms that have become standardized, and supplies see and see also references. Each main entry includes tribal name, the "parent group" or ancestral tribe, original source for the tribal name, and approximate location of the name in the original source material. This Book Is An Index Of Tribal Names Collected From Printed Sources. Each Entry Includes Tribal Name, The Parent Group Or Ancestral Tribe, Original Source For The Tribal Name, And Approximate Location Of The Name In The Original Source Material--provided By Publisher. How To Use This Book -- Abbreviations -- The Tribal Names. Patricia Roberts Clark. Includes Bibliographical References. Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 8 How to Use This Book......Page 10 Abbreviations......Page 12 The Tribal Names......Page 16 Bibliography......Page 306