Hi there - I'm a non-historian looking to improve my knowledge of pre-Columbian North American Indigenous history. I'd love some recommendations, especially if there are any books that focus on sociocultural systems and political history. In addition to something that offers breadth, I'd appreciate a couple more specific reccos as well - anything about Poverty Point, the Haudenosaunee, or LGBTQ history.
I know a bit more about Central and South American Native history so am only looking for texts that focus on North America. Recommendations welcome.
Thanks!
Not to deter other suggestions from folks, but the r/AskHistorians booklist has a section on [Pre-Columbian North America] (https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/books/americas#wiki_general_na_history) (with content descriptions) that you may want to check out. (Book list: Americas -> North America -> General US History & Theory -> Pre-Columbian)
One that's not on that list but is generally well recieved is Charles Mann's 1491. He is a journalist and not a historic scholar, and some of it uses iffy methodology in some places/conclusions, at least in some opinions, but it's certainly worth adding to the list if you're going to read multiple books on Pre-Columbian North America (particularly for one that reads more easily than a typical "historian" written book).