Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Yuchi ceremonial life Yuchi ceremonial life Jason Baird Jackson Dr. Jackson's text is an excellent current overview of the Yuchi People and culture in Oklahoma. While it does not delve deeply into their pre-Oklahoma history, nor even the details of the current po… OL12228126W
Weaving the Dance Weaving the Dance Jean-Paul Valette "Weaving the Dance is the first book to focus on the early development of a special category of twentieth-century Navajo textiles known as Yeibichai weavings. These weavings are artistic interpretati… OL15014382W
That the people might live That the people might live Arnold Krupat "Surveys the traditions of Native American elegiac expression over several centuries. Krupat covers a variety of oral performances of loss and renewal, including the Condolence Rites of the Iroquois … OL16665012W
American Indian festivals American Indian festivals Miller, Jay Briefly describes some of the customs and practices related to festivals celebrated in various North American Indian cultures. OL1956933W
The Mountain Chant The Mountain Chant Washington Matthews The Mountain Chant is a nine-day Navajo healing ceremony, one of several major rites undertaken only in winter. Aside from curing disease, it brings rain and invokes the unseen powers for general ben… OL2688608W
Preserving the Sacred Preserving the Sacred Michael Angel "The Midewiwin is the traditional religious belief system central to the world view of Ojibwa in Canada and the US. It is a highly complex and rich series of sacred teachings and narratives. The pres… OL2775011W
The sacred pipe The sacred pipe Black Elk An account of how the Sioux have come to know God, nature, and their fellow men. OL3199494W
The Hako The Hako Alice C. Fletcher,James R. Murie "One of the more complex and widespread rituals practiced by Native American groups focused on the calumet, a sacred pipe with a feathered shaft. The Calumet Ceremony was a powerful ritual through wh… OL3294978W
Kinaaldá Kinaaldá Monty Roessel Celinda McKelvey, a Navajo girl, participates in the Kinaalda, the traditional coming-of-age ceremony of her people. OL3528964W
Clambake--a Wampanoag tradition Clambake--a Wampanoag tradition Russell M. Peters Steven Peters, a twelve-year-old Wampanoag Indian in Massachusetts, learns from his grandfather how to prepare a clambake in the tradition of his people. OL4280754W
Yuchi Ceremonial Life Yuchi Ceremonial Life Jason Baird Jackson Dr. Jackson’s text is an excellent current overview of the Yuchi People and culture in Oklahoma. While it does not delve deeply into their pre-Oklahoma history, nor even the details of the current po… OL8418392W
I Send a Voice I Send a Voice Evelyn Sybil Mary Eaton Evelyn Eaton describes her journey through Amerindian healing ceremonies; reflecting on their meaning in the quest for wisdom; connecting them to oneness consciousness; describing her own spiritual g… OL8522360W