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Native universe : voices of Indian America  Cover Image Book Book

Native universe : voices of Indian America / Gerald McMaster and Clifford E. Trafzer, editors.

Summary:

Native American scholars, writers, and leaders examine the art and cultures of Indian peoples from the Arctic to Patagonia and from ancient times to the twenty-first century.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0792259947
  • ISBN: 9780792259947
  • Physical Description: 320 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm.
  • Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, in association with National Geographic, c2004.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 308-312) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Defining past and future / W. Richard West, Jr. -- A new journey / Gerald McMaster, Clifford E. Trafzer -- Our universes : traditional knowledge shapes our world -- Ceremony and ritual : life in motion / John C. Mohawk -- Heart of heaven, heart of earth : the Maya worldview / Victor Montejo -- Keeping the original instructions / Gabrielle Tayac -- Portfolio : our universes -- Carriers of the dream wheel : poem / N. Scott Momaday -- Sacred Feline / José Montaño -- Our peoples : giving voice to our histories -- Promises made, promises broken / Vine Deloria, Jr. -- Indian education, American education / Brenda J. Child -- Season of struggle / Paul Chaat Smith -- Alcatraz Proclamation -- Portfolio : our peoples -- This land belongs to us / Tatanka Yotanka (Sitting Bull) -- Our lives : contemporary life and identities -- Coming home / James Pepper Henry -- A new path for the people / Wilma Mankiller -- Deer dance / Linda Hogan -- The radiant curve: Navajo ceremony in contemporary life / Luci Tapahonso -- Powwow / George P. Horse Capture -- Portfolio : our lives -- Smoke signals : excerpt / Sherman Alexie -- Dear John Wayne : poem / Louise Erdrich.
Subject: Indians > History.
Indian cosmology.
Indians > Material culture.
Indians > Social life and customs.
America > Antiquities.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Northwest Indian College.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library E 77 .N38 2004 271952 Oversize Reshelving -
Lummi Library PNW E 77 .N38 2004 265662 PNW Reshelving -


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