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Reading order

Civilization of the American Indians Books in Order

This page lists the complete Civilization of the American Indians reading order by Margaret Coel, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 37 books / 1953-2022

Civilization of the American Indians Reading Order

01 The Sacred Pipe(By: Black Elk) 1953 Buy
02 Aztec Thought and Culture(By: Miguel Le’n-Portilla,Jack Emory Davis) 1956 Buy
03 Sitting Bull: Champion of the Sioux(By: Stanley Vestal) 1957 Buy
04 The Sioux(By: Royal B. Hassrick) 1964 Buy
05 A History of the Indians of the United States(By: Angie Debo) 1970 Buy
06 The Chickasaws(By: Arrell M. Gibson) 1971 Buy
07 The Five Civilized Tribes(By: Grant Foreman) 1971 Buy
08 The Dawes Act and the Allotment of Indian Lands(By: D.S. Otis,Francis Paul Prucha) 1973 Buy
09 Geronimo(By: Angie Debo) 1976 Buy
10 The Apaches(By: Donald E. Worcester) 1979 Buy
11 The Mescalero Apaches(By: C.L. Sonnichsen) 1979 Buy
13 Wah’Kon-Tah(By: John Joseph Mathews) 1981 Buy
14 The Blackfeet(By: John C. Ewers) 1983 Buy
15 The Comanches(By: Ernest Wallace,E. Adamson Hoebel) 1987 Buy
16 American Indian Medicine(By: Virgil J. Vogel) 1990 Buy
17 Cochise(By: Edwin R. Sweeney) 1991 Buy
18 The Powhatan Indians of Virginia(By: Helen C. Rountree) 1992 Buy
19 American Indians in U.S. History(By: Roger L. Nichols) 2003 Buy
20 Crazy Horse(By: Kingsley M. Bray) 2006 Buy
21 Pre-Removal Choctaw History(By: Greg O'Brien) 2008 Buy
22 Indian Tribes of Oklahoma(By: Carter Blue Clark) 2009 Buy
23 Chief Loco(By: Bud Shapard) 2010 Buy
24 From Cochise to Geronimo(By: Edwin R. Sweeney) 2010 Buy
25 The Unkechaug Indians of Eastern Long Island(By: John A. Strong) 2011 Buy
26 Yuchi Folklore(By: Jason Baird Jackson,Mary S. Linn) 2013 Buy
27 ’Strange Lands and Different Peoples’(By: W G Lovell,Christopher H. Lutz,Wendy Kramer,William R. Swezey) 2013 Buy
28 The Mixtecs of Oaxaca(By: Ronald Spores,Andrew K. Balkansky) 2013 Buy
29 A Cheyenne Voice(By: Raymond J. Demallie,John Stands In Timber,Margot Liberty) 2013 Buy
30 The Darkest Period(By: Ronald D. Parks) 2014 Buy
31 Through Indian Sign Language(By: William C. Meadows) 2015 Buy
32 Ioway Life(By: Greg Olson) 2016 Buy
33 Tlacaelel Remembered(By: Susan Schroeder) 2016 Buy
34 Converting the Rosebud(By: Harvey Markowitz) 2018 Buy
35 Hide, Wood, and Willow(By: Deanna Tidwell Broughton) 2019 Buy
36 Strike Fear in the Land(By: Christopher H. Lutz,Wendy Kramer,W. George Lovell) 2020 Buy
37 Providing for the People(By: Robert J. Bigart) 2020 Buy
38 Lakhota(By: Rani-Henrik Andersson,David C. Posthumus) 2022 Buy

Civilization of the American Indians Books by Publication Order

1953 The Sacred Pipe(By: Black Elk) #1
1956 Aztec Thought and Culture(By: Miguel Le’n-Portilla,Jack Emory Davis) #2
1957 Sitting Bull: Champion of the Sioux(By: Stanley Vestal) #3
1964 The Sioux(By: Royal B. Hassrick) #4
1970 A History of the Indians of the United States(By: Angie Debo) #5
1971 The Chickasaws(By: Arrell M. Gibson) #6
1971 The Five Civilized Tribes(By: Grant Foreman) #7
1973 The Dawes Act and the Allotment of Indian Lands(By: D.S. Otis,Francis Paul Prucha) #8
1976 Geronimo(By: Angie Debo) #9
1979 The Apaches(By: Donald E. Worcester) #10
1979 The Mescalero Apaches(By: C.L. Sonnichsen) #11
1981 Wah’Kon-Tah(By: John Joseph Mathews) #13
1983 The Blackfeet(By: John C. Ewers) #14
1987 The Comanches(By: Ernest Wallace,E. Adamson Hoebel) #15
1990 American Indian Medicine(By: Virgil J. Vogel) #16
1991 Cochise(By: Edwin R. Sweeney) #17
1992 The Powhatan Indians of Virginia(By: Helen C. Rountree) #18
2003 American Indians in U.S. History(By: Roger L. Nichols) #19
2006 Crazy Horse(By: Kingsley M. Bray) #20
2008 Pre-Removal Choctaw History(By: Greg O'Brien) #21
2009 Indian Tribes of Oklahoma(By: Carter Blue Clark) #22
2010 Chief Loco(By: Bud Shapard) #23
2010 From Cochise to Geronimo(By: Edwin R. Sweeney) #24
2011 The Unkechaug Indians of Eastern Long Island(By: John A. Strong) #25
2013 Yuchi Folklore(By: Jason Baird Jackson,Mary S. Linn) #26
2013 ’Strange Lands and Different Peoples’(By: W G Lovell,Christopher H. Lutz,Wendy Kramer,William R. Swezey) #27
2013 The Mixtecs of Oaxaca(By: Ronald Spores,Andrew K. Balkansky) #28
2013 A Cheyenne Voice(By: Raymond J. Demallie,John Stands In Timber,Margot Liberty) #29
2014 The Darkest Period(By: Ronald D. Parks) #30
2015 Through Indian Sign Language(By: William C. Meadows) #31
2016 Ioway Life(By: Greg Olson) #32
2016 Tlacaelel Remembered(By: Susan Schroeder) #33
2018 Converting the Rosebud(By: Harvey Markowitz) #34
2019 Hide, Wood, and Willow(By: Deanna Tidwell Broughton) #35
2020 Strike Fear in the Land(By: Christopher H. Lutz,Wendy Kramer,W. George Lovell) #36
2020 Providing for the People(By: Robert J. Bigart) #37
2022 Lakhota(By: Rani-Henrik Andersson,David C. Posthumus) #38

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This catalog currently lists 37 Civilization of the American Indians books published across 1953-2022.

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Civilization of the American Indians is listed as a book series by Margaret Coel.

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