A Synopsis of the Indian Tribes Within the United States East of the Rocky Mountains and in the British and Russian Possessions in North America

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>    Originally published under the auspices of the American Antiquarian Society in 1836 </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A Synopsis of the Indian Tribes within the United States East of the Rocky Mountains and in the British and Russian Possessions in North America</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is a monumental compendia of Native American language. Authored by statesman politician and scholar Albert Gallatin (1761-1849) it is among the finest systematic collections of Native American ethnology and linguistics of its day. Containing invaluable information on some 81 tribes the volume commences with four sections of introductory matter giving an overview of the history of the various North American tribal groups divided by geography (</span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Section 1:</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Indian Tribes North of the United States; </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Section 2:</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Algonkin-Lenape and the Iroquois; </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Section 3:</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Southern Indians; </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Section 4:</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Indians West of the Mississippi). </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Section 5</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> covers general observations on social and cultural practices and </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Section 6</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> begins an in-depth discussion of Indian languages.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>    Nearly half of this volume is made up of an Appendix dedicated to grammatical notices and vocabularies from dozens of tribes including the Choctaw Delaware Micmac Wyandot Cherokee Eskimo Massachusett Sioux and the various nations of the Iroquois. Of particular note is the Comparative Vocabulary of Fifty-Three Nations which presents a 60-page table of Native words and terms from tribes such as the Ottawa Nanticoke Shawnee Miami Sauk Osage Omaha Natchez Pawnee and dozens of others arranged for easy comparison. Also included is a further comparison of 16 Native languages including Penobscot Minsi Nootka Souriquois Huron Woccon and others. Finally several short miscellaneous wordlists are included such as vocabularies of Blackfoot Powhatan Cayuga Iowa Crow Shoshonee Cheyenne Chinook Caddo Seneca Mohawk and many others.</span></p>