Explores the creations of Native American tribes, introducing the reasons behind why some were created and how the movement westward of European settlers influenced the art and crafts produced.

Product Description: . . . . . SIPAPUNI a Hopi word meaning place of emergence, from where we all came! The sacred conch sounds and the Great Vision Serpent appears taking the reader on a magical journey through the phantasmagoric universe of indigenous peoples of the Americas...read more

Product Description: "An invaluable, splendidly illustrated overview of the grand construction projects of the precolumbian inhabitants of eastern North America."--Eduard F. Sekler, professor emeritus of architecture, Harvard UniversityWilliam Morgan, one of the nation's renowned architects, analyzes prehistoric architecture beginning more than 6,000 years ago and continuing through two periods of stunning creativity before Columbus’s arrival in the New World...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This book is about a new kind of architecture which reflects a culture in formation. Since the mid-1960s, Native Americans have taken part in a widespread movement of cultural regeneration - a term that embraces everything from continuity and reinforcement to invention...read more

Surveys the architectural structures of various tribes of Native Americans, including longhouses, adobe houses, and cliff dwellings