Native American History & Ethnology
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A generously illustrated book with rare photographs. The book is less about battles than about beliefs and lifestyle, including a look at present-day Indians. -
This dictionary is a handy practical tool for Navajo language lerners and teachers at various levels. IT is meant to be a companion volume to “The Navajo Language” book ... -
This wonderfully appealing anthology gathers more than 130 Native American legends, many told to the authors by elder storytellers and tribal historians. -
Focuses on the historical construction of the Hualapai Nation in the face of modern American colonialism. Shepherd grounds his account in Haulapai voices and agendas while simultaneously situating their ... -
This is a remarkable series of personal narrations from Western Apaches before and just after the various agencies and sub-agencies were established. It also includes extensive commentary on weapons ... -
Tells the absorbing story of Russell Means, the accountant- turned-Indian activist who led a 71-day armed takeover of Wounded Knee in 1973. His life story is presented in the ... -
This is a collection of the spiritual wisdom of Native Americans. Traditionally, Indians did not carry on dialogues when discussing important matters, rather, each person listened attentively until his ... -
The story of Pocahontas saving John Smith is justly famous, as is the cross-country journey of Sacajawea with the Corps of Discovery, and Sarah Winnemucca earned fame by being ... -
Life story of a Navajo herdsman and plant-gatherer who lived in the Monument Valley region of Navajo country. Wolfkiller shares the ancient wisdom of the Navajo elders that was ... -
In a powerful evocation of the drama of the American West, here is the harrowing story of the feud that ignited the Apache Wars. -
The Yaqui Indian Easter Ceremony–from the initial events of Ash Wednesday through the final “Circle” on Easter Sunday–briefly described and interpreted by a long-time student of the tribe -
Award-winning reporter Judy Pasternak tells the haunting story of uranium mining on the Navajo desert and its terrible, long-ignored legacy. -
Coyote tales are among the best loved in Native American folklore, and those recorded by anthropologist Frank Cushing at the end of the nineteenth century have well survived the ...
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