Containing a fascinating and comprehensive list of A-Z entries, including a series of essays, this encyclopedia will highlight:,*Rituals and Ceremonies,*Sacred Sites,*The Arrival of the Europeans,*Shamanism,*Totems,*The Warrior,*The Afterlife,*The First Nation Today,*The Reservations,*The Visionary World,*Ancestors and SpiritsIllustrated throughout, including charts of the totem animals belonging to each clan and maps of tribal areas.