Native American Studies category: 1415 books
Coyote Wisdom
The Power of Story in Healing
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2005
An in-depth look at the therapeutic and transformative powers of storytelling in Native American and other cultures
• Explores how to create a healing state of mind using stories
• Includes healing stories from Native American traditions and other cultures from around the world
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Creative Alliances
The Transnational Designs of Indigenous Women's Poetry
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2014
Tribal histories suggest that Indigenous peoples from many different nations continually allied themselves for purposes of fortitude, mental and physical health, and creative affiliations. Such alliance building, Molly McGlennen tells us, continues in the poetry of Indigenous women, who use the genre...
Voices of Resistance and Renewal
Indigenous Leadership in Education
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Western education has often employed the bluntest of instruments in colonizing indigenous peoples, creating generations caught between Western culture and their own. Dedicated to the principle that leadership must come from within the communities to be led, Voices of Resistance and Renewal applies...
Dreaming With the Wheel
How to Interpret Your Dreams Using the Medicine Wheel
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
An explanation of the dream-interpretation principles of the Native American medicine wheel.
The authors of The Medicine Wheel explore different views of dreamtime, both historic and contemporary, to provide an explanation of the dream-interpretation principles of the Native American medicine wheel—and a new framework for working with dreams.
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Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
Americans are still fascinated by the romantic notion of the "noble savage," yet know little about the real Native peoples of North America. This two-volume work seeks to remedy that by examining stereotypes and celebrating the true cultures of American Indians today.
• Contributions...
Shadow Distance
A Gerald Vizenor Reader
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Author of The Heirs of Columbus, Hotline Healers, Interior Landscapes, Crossbloods, and numerous other works, Gerald Vizenor is one of the century's most important and prolific Native American writers. Drawing on the best work of an acclaimed career, Shadow Distance: A Gerald Vizenor Reader reveals...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
In Indian Territory the Civil War is a story best told through shades of gray rather than black and white or heroes and villains. Since neutrality appeared virtually impossible, the vast majority of territory residents chose a side, doing so for myriad reasons and not necessarily out of affection...
In Search of First Contact
The Vikings of Vinland, the Peoples of the Dawnland, and the Anglo-American Anxiety of Discovery
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2012
In Search of First Contact is a monumental achievement by the influential literary critic Annette Kolodny. In this book, she offers a radically new interpretation of two medieval Icelandic tales, known as the Vinland sagas. She contends that they are the first known European narratives about contact...
Indian Country
Essays on Contemporary Native Culture
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2009
Since first contact, Natives and newcomers have been involved in an increasingly complex struggle over power and identity. Modern “Indian wars” are fought over land and treaty rights, artistic appropriation, and academic analysis, while Native communities struggle among themselves over membership,...
Light on the Path
The Anthropology and History of the Southeastern Indians
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2009
A seamless social history of the native peoples of the American South, bridging prehistory and history.
The past 20 years have witnessed a change in the study of the prehistory and history of the native peoples of the American South. This paradigm shift is the bridging of prehistory...
by Cindy Amrhein
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
A complex and troubled history defines the borders of upstate New York beyond the physical boundaries of its rivers and lakes. The United States and the state were often deceptive in their territory negotiations with the Iroquois Six Nations. Amidst the growing quest for more land among settlers and...
by Donald L. Fixico
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2012
Bureau of Indian Affairs tells the fascinating and important story of an agency that currently oversees U.S. policies affecting over 584 recognized tribes, over 326 federally reserved lands, and over 5 million Native American residents.Written by one of our foremost Native American scholars,...
Pan-Tribal Activism in the Pacific Northwest
The Power of Indigenous Protest and the Birth of Daybreak Star Cultural Center
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2017
On September 27, 1975, activist Bernie Whitebear (Sin Aikst) and Seattle Mayor Wes Uhlman broke ground on former Fort Lawton lands, just outside Seattle Washington, for the construction of the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center. The groundbreaking was the culmination of years of negotiations and...
by William C. Foster
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012
Climate change is today’s news, but it isn’t a new phenomenon. Centuries-long cycles of heating and cooling are well documented for Europe and the North Atlantic. These variations in climate, including the Medieval Warm Period (MWP), AD 900 to 1300, and the early centuries of the Little Ice Age...