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Booklist for Educators: Native Americans of the Southwest Coast

Indian jewelry Making
By Oscar T. Dramson
An illustrated guide to jewelry making with photographs of many different styles.
Treasure Chest Books, Tuscon, 2000

Paths of Life: American Indians of the Southwest and Northern Mexico
By Thomas Sheridan and Nancy J. Parezo, eds. Portraits of 15 Native American groups in Arizona and northern Mexico, with special attention to the blending of new ideas into traditional practices. With photographs.
University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1996

Pueblo Nations: Eight Centuries of Pueblo Indian History
By Joe S. Sando
An insider's view of the history and contemporary situation of the 19 Indian pueblos in New Mexico, written by a historian and elder from Jemez Pueblo.
Clear Light Books, Santa Fe, 1992

Southwestern Indian Arts and Crafts
By Tom Bahti and Mark Bahti
A comprehensive introduction to Southwestern arts and crafts, including a discussion of innovations by individual artists as well as a survey of traditional styles.
KC Publications, Las Vegas, 1999

Southwestern Indian Tribes
By Tom Bahti and Mark Bahti
Brief introductions to each of the Southwestern tribes, with photographs of settlements and works of art.
KC Publications, Las Vegas, 1999

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  • More About This Resource...

    • This booklist for educators has five books that are recommended for learning more about Native Americans of the Southwest. A short description is given for each title, along with author name and publisher. The list includes:

      • an insider's view, past and present, of the 19 Indian pueblos of New Mexico
      • a comprehensive introduction to Southwestern arts and crafts
      • portraits of Native American groups and tribes
      • an illustrated guide to jewelry making

    • Teacher Tip

      Supplement a study of cultural anthropology with a classroom activity drawn from this booklist for educators.

      1. Review Indian Jewelry Making or Southwestern Arts and Crafts, looking for examples of designs to share with the class.
      2. Review your examples with the class, discussing the motifs used and their design significance.
      3. Challenge students to design—either by creating a illustration or an actual item of jewelry—a work with a motif that has cultural significance to them.

    • Origin

      Totems to Turquoise

    • Topic

      Anthropology

    • Subtopic

      General