The Indian How Book (Dover Children's Classics)

Just like I remembered

It is a book that explains the ways of the Indians in easy to understand terms. I like the way it is written. There is a lot packed in this small book. The printing is a good size and makes for easy reading.

good

Great resource. Have had since the Boy Scouts in the 90's.

Interesting reading, details many of the lost arts of daily practices of the Native Americans. I love to read about our lost culture.

great read

Includes:The How of Indian Things:The Art of Making ThingsHow Indians Made FireHow Indians Made Their TipisHow Indians Lived in Their TipisHow Indians Made Bark HousesHow Indians Made CanoesHow Indians Made War BonnetsHow Indians Made Their TrapsHow Indians Made Their FishhooksHow Indians Made Their ArrowheadsHow Indians Cut Down TreesHow Indians Made WampumHow Indians Used WampumHow Indians Made MasksHow Indians Made ColorsHow Indians Tanned BuckskinHow Indians Made RawhideHow Indians Made BasketsHow Indians Made PotteryHow Indians Drew Their DesignsThe Indian Himself:How Indians CourtedHow Indians MarriedHow Indians Treated WomenHow Indian Boys and Girls Went to SchoolHow Indians WalkedHow Indians BathedHow Indians SmelledHow Indians Cut Their HairHow Indians Painted Their FacesHow Indians Gave Their GreetingsHow Indians TalkedHow Indians Cracked Their JokesHow Indians DancedHow Indians SangHow Indians Played GamesHow Bad Were the Indians?Dress and Ornament:How Indians DressedHow Indians Made Their HatsHow Indians Made Their MoccasinsHow Indians EmbroideredThe Food Quest:How Indians Found Food in ForestHow Indians Cooked Their FoodHow Indians Ate Their FoodHow Indians Made Their GardensHow Indians Prepared for the HuntHow Indians Hunted for BuffaloHow Indians Hunted GameHow Indians Gathered MedicineCeremonies and Mysteries:How Indians Took Their OathsHow Indians Held Secret LodgesHow Indians Dreamed of Their TotemsHow Indians Made MagicHow Indian Witches Worked Their SpellsHow Indians Overcame WitchesHow Indians Talked to AnimalsHow Indians Venerated the EagleHow Indians Tames AnimalsHow Indians Used the CalumetStrange Dances:How the Sun Dance Was PerformedHow the Ghost Dance Was Done How Indians Danced With SnakesWar and Strategy:How Indian Trails Were MadeHow Indians Sent SignalsHow Indians Tracked and Eluded Their EnemiesHow Indians Swam Under WaterHow Indians Ran the GauntletHow Indians Went to WarHow Indians Scalped Their FoesHow Indians Conducted AdoptionsHow Indians Used Eagle FeathersHow the War Bonnet Was Made an Honor SignFacts About Indians:How Indians Came to AmericaHow Indians Made the United StatesHow Civilized Are the Indians Today?

This book has a wonderful, two page introduction that really brought me in. It's helpful facts and "how to"s really could be useful for a great outdoor season although you may want to wait until summer ;)You can learn how to make fire with out matches, tipis, bark houses, canoes, war bonnets, traps and much, much more! All the while giving stories and facts about the ancient times, and how the indians lived. If your more of a visual learner, they conveniently have a picture layout for each "how to" along with the written form. It's pretty exciting if you can get through just the first page! I'd recommend this to anyone in Boy Scouts, young men's, or anyone who just loves to know how in those emergency situations. It's long but very factual and very helpful! This book also has a section in which it loads you with many, many, more facts about Indians, so much so that you may not want to try and consume it all in one day.