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Native American courtship and marriage traditions / by Leslie Gourse.
"Author Leslie Gourse has created a helpful guide for adapting and incorporating traditional Native American marriage customs into today's modern weddings. Descriptions of weddings of the Hopi, Lakota, Iroquois, Oglala, and others provide a historic sense of Native traditions. Book jacket."--Jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 0781807689
- ISBN: 9780781807685
- Physical Description: vi, 178 pages ; 23 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Hippocrene Books, c2000.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-165) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Literature: love poems and folklore -- Introduction to tribal wedding customs -- Tribal wedding customs: the Hopi -- Tribal wedding customs: the Navajo -- Tribal wedding customs: the story of an Eastern Cherokee bride and a Minnesota Sioux bridegroom -- Tribal wedding customs: the Iroquois -- Tribal wedding customs: the Oglala Sioux -- Celebrations of puberty -- Dances and powwows -- Food -- Fashions, jewelry, basketry, cloth weaving, and decorations -- Postscript: divorce and remarriage.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | E 98 .M27 G68 2000 | 255767 | Stacks | Available | - |
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