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

McMaster, Gerald, 1953- (Added Author). Trafzer, Clifford E. (Added Author). National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.) (Added Author).

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.