Great Basin Indians (Hardcover)

West of the Rocky Mountains, east of the Sierra Nevada, north of the Colorado Plateau, and south of the Columbia River Plateau live members of the numerous tribes that make up the Great Basin culture area. "Great Basin Indians" is an indispensable volume that relates the story of this culture area and its inhabitants, including such tribes as the Ute, Paiute, and Shoshone.Coverage includes: the importance of pinon cultivation, the round dance, fur trading, interactions with the Mormon population, the impact of mining, Sarah Winnemucca, the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887, the impact of Allotment, current lives of American Indians in the Great Basin culture area, and much more.