Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes, Third Edition is a fully updated reference discussing more than 200 American Indian tribes of North America, as well as prehistoric peoples and civilizations. Arranged alphabetically by tribe or group, this comprehensive work offers 60 new entries on tribes not covered in depth in the previous editions. This book includes at least one representative tribe from each language family or language isolate for each of the culture areas. The informative, accessible text summarizes the historical record - locations, migrations, contacts with non-Indians, wars, and more- and includes present-day tribal affairs and issues. The book also covers traditional Indian lifeways, including diet, housing, transportation, tools, clothing, art, and rituals as well as language families.