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

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TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, in association with National Geographic, c2004.Description: 320 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cmISBN:

0792259947

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709.73 MCM

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Contents:

Defining past and future / W. Richard West, Jr. -- A new journey / Gerald McMaster, Clifford E. Trafzer -- Our universes -- 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 / N. Scott Momaday -- Sacred Feline / José Montaño -- Our peoples -- 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 -- 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 / Sherman Alexie -- Dear John Wayne / Louise Erdrich.

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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	LSAD Library Main Collection	709.73 MCM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100305193

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The Smithsonian's new National Museum of the American Indian will be the last museum to be built on the National Mall and its opening will be a major, national media event. To commemorate the opening, the National Geographic Society has collaborated with the museum's curators and advisers to produce a lavishly illustrated, comprehensive volume based on major themes relevant to American Indian peoples. Written by a distinguished group of Native American scholars, poets, activists, and tribal leaders, the book will offer its non-Indian readers a closer understanding of Native perspectives, beliefs, and histories. The real power of this volume rests with its power to communicate firsthand the experiences, observations, and intellectual concepts of the hemisphere's indigenous peoples, who demonstrate that their ancient philosophies and folkways are integral, valuable, and still apply in modern times.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 308-312) and index.

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.