Takacs, Stefanie

Examines the history of the Nez Perce people, originally from Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, discussing their communities and daily lives, and looking at how things changed for the tribe with the arrival of white settlers. Includes information about modern-day Nez Perce.

Explores the history of the Seminole people of Florida and Oklahoma, discussing the wars they fought to keep their land, and providing information about Seminole family life, religious beliefs, and modern-day status.

Examines the history of the Maya people of Central America, discussing their culture, beliefs, and daily lives, and looking at how things changed for the Maya after the arrival of Europeans explorers. Includes information about modern-day Maya.

Provides information about the Inca, a group of people who lived in the Andes Mountains of South America hundreds of years ago, discussing the Inca Empire, their skills as builders and farmers, the fall of the empire at the hands of the Spanish, and the Inca legacy.

Examines the history of the Iroquois people, a confederacy of tribes originally from what is now New York, discussing their laws, culture, and daily lives, and looking at how things changed for the tribe with the arrival of European traders. Includes information about modern-day Iroquois.