This unique and best-selling resource offers the most comprehensive coverage available in a single volume. History, culture, languages, and lifeways of Native American groups across the United States and Canada, and the early civilizations of Central America, the Caribbean, and Mexico are covered. This edition has an appealing new design and incorporates the many political and cultural developments in Indian affairs and the latest archaeological research findings on prehistoric peoples. This edition features: -- Completely redrawn and updated maps throughout; sixteen maps are new to this edition -- Extensively revised and updated sections, including "Urban Indians, " "Indian Activism, " and "Canada's Indian Policy and the Indian Condition" -- The latest statistics and new federal laws on tribal enterprises such as "Indian Gaming."