This day in North American Indian history

A day-by-day listing of historical events in American Indian History. Running from January 1 to December 31, it lists over 5,000 brief sketches of each event. It also includes sections detailing the meaning of a tribe's name (i.e. Eire = Cat Tail people); tribes with multiple names (Ojibwa is another name for Chippewa); and calendar names for many tribes.