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A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples
by Barry M. Pritzker
This highly readable reference provides a wealth of specific information about all known North American Indians. Covers myriad aspects including notable leaders and relations with non-natives; to customs, dress, dwellings, and weapons; to government and religion.
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The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living by Joseph M. Marshall III
The Lakota Way expresses the heart of Native American philosophy and imparts the path to a fulfilling and meaningful life. Marshall focuses on the twelve core qualities that are crucial to the Lakota way of living—bravery, fortitude, generosity, wisdom, respect, honor, perseverance, love, humility, sacrifice, truth, and compassion.
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In the Absence of the Sacred: The Failure of Technology and the Survival of the Indian Nations by Jerry Mander
Mander challenges the utopian promise of technological society and tracks its devastating impact on native cultures worldwide. The Western world’s loss of a sense of the sacred in the natural world, he says, has led us toward global environmental disaster and social disorder. Yet models for restoring our relationship with the Earth exist in the cultures of native peoples.
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Native Universe: Voices of Indian America
by Gerald Mcmaster, Clifford E. Trafzer, and Kevin Gover
This gorgeous volume draws from the vast archives of the National Museum of the American Indian and the voices of some of the SSSSmost prominent Native American scholars, writers, activists and tribal leaders. With its insightful, firsthand prose, the book is a reminder that the ancient philosophies and folkways are just as valuable and relevant in today’s world as they were generations ago.
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Song for the Horse Nation: Horses in Native American Cultures
National Museum of the American Indian (Editor), Emil Her Many Horses (Editor), George Horse Capture (Editor)
Whether it's the Oglala Lakota, Sioux, or Arapaho, Native cultures across the continent hold a special place in their hearts and culture for horses. A Song for the Horse Nation through images, essays, and quotation-including stories and songs collected nearly a century ago.
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Spirits of the Earth: A Guide to Native American Nature Symbols, Stories, and Ceremonies by Robert Lake-Thom
A Native American healer explores the symbolic meanings of animals in Native American legends and tales and explains how one can get in touch with animal spirits through dreams, ceremonies, or sacred objects and places.
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The Wisdom of the Native Americans by Kent Nerburn
Thought-provoking teachings from respected Native American leaders and thinkers provide a connection with the land, the environment, and the simple beauties of life. This collection of writings from revered Native Americans offers meaningful lessons on living and learning.
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Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit by Leslie Marmon Silko
In her title essay, famed novelist, short story writer and poet Silko recalls her encounters with racism while growing up on a Laguna Pueblo reservation in New Mexico.
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