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Gambler way : Indian gaming in mythology, history, and archaeology in North America / Kathryn Gabriel.

Gabriel, Kathryn. (Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 1555661602 (alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9781555661601 (alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: 250 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Boulder, Colo. : Johnson Books, c1996.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-243) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Reversal of fortune : gambler myths of the Northwest and West -- Rolling stones, birds' eyes, and The Song of Hiawatha : gambler myths of the Eastern Woodlands -- Tribal revivalism : the Pawnee ghost dance hand game -- The great gambler : a Navajo legend in pre-Columbian archaeology of the Southwest and Mexico -- Birth, death, and resurrection : gambling methods in post-conquest Mexico and the Southwest -- Sacred lots in the Old World.
Subject:
Indians of North America > Games.
Indian mythology > North America.
Indian philosophy > North America.
Gambling > North America > History.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library E 98 .G2 G36 1996 2245114 Stacks Reshelving -