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The Maya
Order
Henri Stierlin
This handsome and in-depth book will delight anyone who is fascinated
by Mayan civilization. Hundreds of color photos document Tikal, Palenque,
Uxmal, Chichen Itza, and more. – 238 pages oversize - #812412s -
$24.95 - $10.00
Curtis Collection
Edward
S. Curtis spent 30 years capturing the Indian peoples of North America
on film, accumulating over 40,000 negatives and publishing over 2,200
photographs with 1,000 pages of text. It remains the most ambitious publication
ever undertaken by a single man. And it was compiled during the very period
the Indian way of life was being destroyed, making the achievement all
the more remarkable.
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Compiled by Christopher Cardozo
Hidden Faces Order
Edward S. Curtis
Pocket-size portrait collection of masks, costumes, and body painting
by the famous photographer Curtis – 96 pgs hrdcover - #223593s -
$13.95 - $5.00
Other Photo Albums
Enduring Culture
A Century of Photography of the Southwest Indians Order
M.K. Keegan. Frontier Photographers
On facing pages, portraits of people, ceremonies and villages in
the American Southwest in the early part of the century are contrasted
with current photographs of similar images, telling a story of timeless
values and the vitality of Native American culture. 120 pgs - hardcover
- 88 photos - #666111 - $29.95 - $20.95
Mother Earth, Father Sky
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Pueblos & Navajo Indians of the Southwest
Marcia Keegan
Transliterations of authentic Indian chants provide a lyrical counterpoint
to this moving pictorial record, showing the relationship with nature
that Pueblo and Navajo Indians have for only a little while longer. 112
pgs hardcover; 74 color photos - #666057 - $29.95 -
$20.95
Pueblo Artists Portraits Order
Toba Pato Tucker
An impressive collection of photo portraits of leading Pueblo artists.
Any student of Pueblo art and craft will delight in seeing these powerful
personalities portrayed with such elegance in black and white –
176 pgs oversize - #133646s - $40.00 - $12.00
Taos Pueblo and Its Sacred Blue Lake
Order
Marcia Keegan
The struggle of the Taos Pueblo to regain possession of its sacred lake
and the celebration of its return. A stunning pictorial documentation
of the spiritual life of this community – 64 pgs hrdcvr oversize
- #66612X - $14.95 - $9.95
Navajo Art & Culture
Collective Willeto Order
Ed. Mary Wachs
Compendium of work by legendary Navajo folk artist and carver Charlie
Willeto, who combined both the traditional and the unconventional in the
imagery that drew from his background as medicine man – color plates
- 128 pgs - #133972s - $40.00 - $10.00
Navajo Ceremonial Baskets Order
Sacred Symbols, Sacred Space
Georgiana Kennedy Simpson
Ceremonial baskets have a seminal importance in Navajo culture. With
over 200 full color photographs of weavers and their baskets; stories
of Kicking Rock Man and other mythical figure who brought the baskets
to earth - #671184s - $19.95 - $10.00
Navajo Folk Art: The People Speak
Order
Chuck & Jan Rosenak
Featured here are the sometimes whimsical creations of Navajo artists
using a variety of unconventional materials. Many painted carvings depict
ordinary scenes of contemporary Indian life; collages of cardboard and
discarded fabrics display a charming sense of humor and ingenuity. color
photos - 162 pgs - #58693xs - $13.95-
$5.00
History
and Culture
A Cry from the Earth
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Music of the North American Indians
John Bierhorst
Almost every aspect of Indian music from baby-sitting to mourning for
the dead, including 30 Indian songs representing every musical style,
including the use of drumming and other instruments – 128 pgs -
#27053Xs – $15.95 - $7.50
American Indians’ Kitchen Table
Stories Order
Keith Cunningham
Over 200 contemporary conversations with Cherokee, Sioux, Hopi, Osage,
Navajo, Zuni, and members of other nations. Portrayals of people open
to new ideas a technology, blessed with a healthy sense of humor, while
retaining tribal identity and awareness. 240 pgs - #832020s - $16.95
- $5.00
Andean Worlds Order
Kenneth J. Andrien
Indigenous history, culture, and consciousness under Spanish rule from
1532 to 1825. The dramatic and irreversible transformations in traditional
Andean technology, politics, religion, culture, and social hierarchies.
– 304 pgs hrdcvr - #356302s - $45.00 - $16.00
Archaeological Researches at Teotihuacan,
Mexico Order
Sigvald Linné
Teotihuacan, outside of Mexico City, is the site of the great pyramids
of the New World. In this scholarly book from the 1930s, Swedish archaeologist
Linné turned his focus toward the common people of this great site,
examining their surrounding communities. From this text the reader can
follow the details of exhuming artifacts and relate that to the larger
issues of the history they represent. 258 pgs - #350055s - $34.95
-$9.00
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Archaeology at Shiloh Indian Mounds – 1899-1999 Order
Paul D. Welch
This important Native site in southwestern Tennessee is often overlooked
in favor of the better known Moundville and Cahokia. This is the first
in-depth examination of the Southeast’s most important pre-Columbian
site – 310 pgs - #352538s - $34.95 - $8.00
Beyond the Four Corners
Order
Emily Benedek
The personal life story of a Navajo woman born in the mid-20th century
whose life straddles two worlds, ancient and modern, sacred and profane,
and struggles to maintain balance while her people are treated as immigrants
in their own land – 364 pgs - #130830s - $19.95 - $6.00
Blood Struggle Order
Charles Wilkinson
Nowhere is there a more complete and gripping account of the remarkable
story of how the Native Peoples residing in the U.S. stood up to efforts
in the last half of the 20th century to erase their culture and tribal
holdings. 560 pgs hrdcvr - #051498s - $26.95 - $8.00
Chasing Shadows
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Shelly Bowen Hatfield
The first balanced and detailed look at Mexican, as well as American,
military forays against the Apaches and Yaqui tribes at the end of the
1800s. The impact this military effort had on both sides of the border
– 216 pgs - #321461s - $12.95 - $6.00
Cherokee Dance:
Ceremonial Dances & Dance Regalia
Order
Donald Sizemore
A comprehensive guide to the garments and accessories of ceremonial dances,
with color illustrations and photos. How-to steps for drums, masks, headdresses. 304
pgs - #741216s - $23.95 -
$12.00
Children of the Circle
Order
Adolf & Star Hungry Wolf
An intimate photo history of Native American children from the 1870s to
1920; includes over 20 tribes. More than 90 rare photos accompanied by
descriptions of daily life as well as ceremonial and other special occasions. 160
pages - #990892s - $9.95
$5.00
Chronicle of the Guayaki Indians
Order
Pierre Clastres
Almost 40 years ago, Clastres lived among these primitive Paraguayan Native
peoples. This is the riveting tale of his observations of the rituals,
customs, and difficulties of a society that may not have survived into
the 21st century – 254 pgs - #193986s - $16.95 - $6.00
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Choctaws at the Crossroads Order
Sandra Faiman-Silva
The Choctaw, originally of the lower Mississippi, are now a dynamic community
in Oklahoma. How their local economic and social practices have become
intertwined with corporate and global forces as they try to maintain some
of their traditional practices. 310 pgs - #269021s - $24.00 - $6.00
Covenants with Earth and Rain
Order
John Monaghan
A study of a traditional Mixtec community, one of the largest Native American
groups in Mexico. Marriage practices, gift exchange, kinship systems,
land tenure, cosmology, ritual, and feasting. 410 pgs hrdcvr - #127627s
- $21.95 - $9.00
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Coyote Warrior
Paul VanDevelder
The story of Ivy League–trained lawyer and Coyote Warrior Raymond
Cross and his battle to transition from the city streets to redeem the
dignity and tribal rights of his Mandan/Hidatsa people in the US Supreme
Court. 334 pgs hrdcvr - #896896s - $25.95 - $12.00
Crazy Horse Order
Mike Sajna
One of the most thoroughly researched and accurate accounts of this important
Native American leader in his epic struggle to protect his people’s
way of life against the westward movement of white settlers. From his
days as a young boy to his later years, including new views on his role
in Little Big Horn and eventual surrender and murder.
380 pgs hrdcvr - #820361s - $27.95 - $10.00
Crazy Horse, A Life
Order
Larry McMurtry
Legency screenplay writer McMurtry uses his talent, experience, and sensitivity
to animate the character of this remarkable figure, whose betrayal marked
a turning point in American history. 160 pgs - #034804s - $13.00
- $6.00
Daughters of Abya Yala
Order
SAIIC
Inspiring testimonies of South and Central American Native women on the
struggle to regain the harmonious and interdependent relationships they
enjoyed with men of their tribes before the influence of Europeans. 80
pgs - #990094s - $8.95 -
$4.50
Daughters of the Buffalo Women: Maintaining
the Tribal Faith Order
Beverly Hungry Wolf
Stories of women of a fading generation that grew up in the early 1900s
among buffalo-era elders of the Blackfoot tribes in Montana and Canada,
during a time of economic and cultural decline.144 pgs - #698565s -
$14.95 - $7.50
The Dispossessed: Cultural Genocide
of the Mixed Blood Utes Order
Parker M. Nielson
The broken promises and backhanded schemes perpetuated by government officials
and the Ute’s own lawyers when this Utah lost their treaty lands
in the early 1950s. An all too-neglected look into how tribal attorneys
can influence tribal histories, sometimes not for the better – 348
pgs hrdcvr - #130431s - $39.95 - $6.00
Dolls & Toys of Native America
Order
Don & Debra McQuiston
A journey through Native American childhood, with beautiful, full-color
images, spellbinding text, and fascinating historical photographs - 120
pgs oversize - #805700s - $19.95 - $10.00
Ethnology of the Yuchi Indians
Order
Frank G Speck
Language, subsistence practices, decorate arts, domestic architecture,
clothing, religious beliefs and rituals, healing practices, mythology,
music, social and political organizations, warfare, games, and rituals
in the early 1900s. As noted by author Speck in his 1904-08 study. 192
pages - #293135s - $29.95 - $6.00
Eyes of Chief Seattle
Order
The Suquamish Museum
The history and lives of Seattle’s tribal members, the Suquamish. Complemented
with black & white pictures and beautiful color photos; a handsome
and informative volume. 56 pgs
- oversize - #470604s - $16.95 -
$8.50
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Place Names of Indian Origin and Seminole Personal Names Order
William A Read
A compendium of Indian-derived names from the three languages of the Muskhogean
family: Seminole, Hitchiti, and Choctaw. Originally published in 1934
– 102 pgs - #350713s - $16.95 - $6.00
Great Plains Order
Edward S. Curtis
Pocket-sized volume displaying some of Curtis’s best loved works
on the Great Plains peoples – 96 pgs hrdcvr - #223585s - $13.95
- $5.00
The Hako: Song, Pipe, and Unity in
a Pawnee Calumet Ceremony Order
Alice Fletcher & Edwin Tracy
Fletcher wrote about this turn-of-the-century Pawnee version of the powerful
ritual used by a number of tribes to promote social unity and facilitate
contact and trade between nations. Marvelous detail of the intricate rhythm
and structure of the ceremony, with the songs translated and interpreted
by a Pawnee ceremonial leader of that time. – 382 pages - #268890s
- $16.95 - $8.50
How Can One Sell the Air?
Order
ed. by E. Gifford & M. Cook
Research leading to the authentic version of Chief Seattle’s speech,
with historical background on its evolution.
80 pgs - #990485s $6.95
- $3.50
Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Incas
Order
Dr. David M Jones
Authoritative and lively text combined with stunning color photographs
on the history of the Inca, as well as documentation of their myths and
religious beliefs, burial and ritual sacrifice. A must for anyone fascinated
by Incan culture. 256 pgs oversize hrdcvr - #816270s - $40.00 -
$17.00
Images: From the Religion of the Pueblo
Indians of North America
Aby Warburg
Translation from German of a work by Warburg, one of the founders of modern
cultural studies and an early promoter of the use of visual art and the
interpretations of symbols in understanding traditional cultures –
128 pgs hrdcvr - #429730s - $36.50 - $8.00
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128 pgs softcover- #484359s - $18.95 - $5.50
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In the Shadow of Wounded Knee Order
Roger L. Di Silvestro
The battle at Wounded Knee did not end conflict in that area, and two
particular skirmishes reignited passions on both sides. The story of these
skirmishes illustrates our country as it evolved from frontier days to
modern times and set the scene for the future of entire Native cultures.
270 pgs - #715141s - $15.95 - $7.00
Katsina: Commodified and Appropriated
Images of Hopi Supernaturals Order
Zena Pearlstone
Sacred Hopi images have found their way into comic books, T-shirts, and
food logos. A detailed study with many color photos of the contemporary
katsina –how and where it has evolved – 200 pgs oversize -
#741838s - $35.00 - $9.00
The Kiowas and the Legend of Kicking
Bird Order
Stan Hoig
Kicking Bird led his Kiowa tribe in an attempt to peacefully negotiate
with US Indian officials. This led to hostile feelings on the part of
some of his tribesmen. Read the complete story of his role as leader and
peacemaker and theories on his mysterious death – 372 pgs hrdcvr
- #815644s - $34.95 - $10.00
The Legacy of Shingwakaunse
Order
Janet E. Chute
Life story of influential Ojibwa leader in the late 18th and early 19th
century in Canada. His struggle to persuade British leaders to set up
tribal communities and enterprises for the Ojibwa nation of that time
- #081088s - $24.95 - $6.00
Looking
for Lost Bird
Order
Yvette Melanson
For 43 years, the author believed she was Jewish. When her Navajo/Dineh
family finds her and reveals the truth of her forced adoption, she uproots
her husband and children to recapture her Native roots. – 242 pgs
- #795531s - $12.95 - $5.00
The Many Hands of My Relations
Order
Tanis Thorne
Kinship networks among French Creoles and Central Siouan tribes, and the
influence of those networks on social, political, and economic development
along the lower Missouri River from prehistoric times until the 1870s.
– 310 pgs hrdcvr - #21083Xs - $39.95 - $7.50
Mexican Highland Cultures Order
Sigvald Linné
Excavations of the largest and most complex residential compound ever
uncovered around Teotihuacan, the great pyramid site outside of Mexico
City. Also work done by the Swedish archaeologist at sites that had contact
with Teotihuacan at the height of its power – 254 pgs - #350063s
- $34.95 - $8.00
Midwinter Rites of the Cayuga Long House
Order
Frank G. Speck
Observations in the 1930s and ‘40s of the Cayuga blessings of life
and health performed in the long houses of Ontario. The medicine societies
that prescribed herbs and used evocative masks in treating the underlying
causes of sickness. – 226 pgs - #292317s - $8.95 - $5.00
Modern Fancy Dancer Order
C. Scott Evans, J. Rex Reddick
History of dancing styles, how to make costumes, and more. 63 pgs - color
photos – #488321s – $15.95 –
$8.00
Native American Courtship & Marriage
Order
Leslie Gourse
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, and others provide a historic
sense of Native traditions.
Highlights include:
* helpful hints to brides and grooms on how to weave Native customs, clothing,
jewelry, and crafts into their ceremonies
* love songs, poems, and stories from Dakota, Shoshone, Zuni, and Algonquin
tribes
* recipes for traditional dishes to serve at modern receptions. 128
pgs #671702s- $11.95 - 6.00
Native American Expressive Culture
Order
Akwe:kon Press
An eloquent discussion of Native artistic expression covering dance, music,
media, literature, oral tradition, art, and theater. There are black-and-white
photos on each page; some historical and others presenting contemporary
artists and their work. 176 pgs - #913016s - $17.95-
$9.00
The Native Americans
Order
Ed. by C. Taylor & W. Sturtevant
Richly photographed compilations of artifacts, along with archive photos
and drawings bring together the vast story of America’s First Peoples,
divided by region. From the Smithsonian and American Museum of Natural
History. 256 pgs oversize hrdcvr - #015231s - $45.00 - $18.00
New World’s Old World
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Photographic Views of Ancient America
Ed. May Castleberry
The archaeological landscapes of ancient American cultures, some depicted
in early photographs that “conserve” the appearance of historic
structures before affected by time, renovation, and vandalism. –
270 pgd hrdcvr - #329713s - $29.95 - $12.50
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North American Indian Anthropology Order
Ed. By R.J. Demallie & A. Ortiz
Essays on the blending of structural and historical approaches to Native
anthropology studies of kinship and social organization, politics, religion,
law, ethnicity, and art. 442 pgs - #128089s - $24.95 - $6.00
Of Earth and Elders Order
Serle Chapman
A beautiful and inspiring work, with literary and graphic contributions
by a who’s who of contemporary Native American authors and artists,
on the vigor and spirituality of a strong but challenged culture. With
a center section color photo essay – 232 pgs oversize - #860740s
- $24.95 - $10.00
Ohitika Woman Order
Mary Brave Bird & Richard Erdoes
Mary Brave Bird’s personal story is what brings to life the historical
events she reports. With this book, Mary continues her powerful tale of
courage and despair and of the survival of both body and mind.
274 pgs - hardcover - #860775s - $19.95 -
$8.00
The Pawnee Ghost Dance Hand Game
Order
Alexander Lesser
How the Ghost Dance of the 1890s brought about a revival of traditional
Pawnee culture and transformed the traditional Hand Game into a sacred
expression of faith or good fortune – 364 pgs - #279655s - $17.50
- $8.00
People of the Red Earth
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American Indians of Colorado
Sally Crum
From Ice Age hunters to modern-day, the history and ethnography of Colorado
tribes. With a listing of tribal centers, museums, and monuments –
296 pgs - #270890s - $17.95 - $9.00
Plains Indians Knife Sheaths
Order
Alex Kozlov
Full-color photos of Plains Indians knife sheaths worn by men and women
for both ceremonial and everyday use. Includes detailed, easy-to-follow
instructions on how to make them - 64 pgs - #57250s - $19.95 -
$10.00
Pocahontas (Hardcover)
Order
Paula Gunn Hunter
Through a focus on one powerful young woman, a map of the cultural conflict
and social synthesis arising from Europe’s encounter with the ancient
civilizations of the Americas, suggesting a struggle that continues today.
– 368 pgs hrdcvr - #53687Xs - $26.95 - $10.00
Powwow Dancer’s and Craftworker's
Handbook Order
Photos and pen and ink drawings of powwow and dance costumes
from the last 100 years, along with written histories and first-hand accounts
of powwow activities, and discussions on how each of the items were made. 144
pgs oversize #671906s - $19.95 -
$10.00
Pow Wow Trail Order
Julia White, illus. Diane Stanley
Complete guide to all pow wow activities, with background info and history
of the dances and competitions. 96
pgs - #670293s - $8.95 -
$3.00
Reaching Keet Seel: Ruin’s Echo
and the Anasazi Order
Reg Saner
An archaeologist’s travels over the mesas and kivas of the Ancestral
Puebloans. Spiritual wonder, lyricism, insight and humor underscore how
poetry and philosophy reside in the most unlikely places. 216 pgs - #805538s
- $14.95 - $6.00
The Real Rosebud: Triumph of a Lakota
Woman Order
Marjorie Weinberg
The chronicle of the momentous changes in the life of a prominent Plains
Indians family over three generations, focused on the life of Rosebud
Yellow Robe, whose father, son of a Lakota chief, had a traditional childhood.
Rosebud eventually rises to prominence in New York City where she was
a celebrated lecturer. As told by family friend Weinberg – 106 pgs
hrdcvr – 248083s - $19.95 - $5.00
Rio del Norte Order
Carroll L. Riley
The rise of the great Pueblo cultures of the Upper Rio Grande, from earliest
times to the Pueblo revolt. This complete history is a must for anyone
seriously studying this culture. 356 pgs - #804965s - $15.95 -
$6.00
Sacred Land of North America
Order
Ed. Jake Page
Features of the land that have long served as special portals to the spirit
world for generations of Native peoples seeking visions, guidance, and
serenity. With many color photos – 144 pgs hrdcvr oversize - #906031s
- $45.00 - $15.00
Sisters in Spirit: Iroquois Influences
on Early Feminists Order
ed. by Sally Roesch Wagner
The compelling history of women's struggle for freedom and equality in
this country and documents the Iroquois influence on this broad social
movement. The revolutionary changes unleashed by the Iroquois/feminist
relationship continue to shape our lives. 128 pgs - #671214s - $9.95
- $5.00
The Social Life of Numbers
Order
Gary Urton
A Quechua ontology of numbers and philosophy of arithmetic, including
the khipu, the knotted string devise used by the Inca to record statistical
data and narrative accounts of myths, histories, and genealogies. How
number values and relations may have been used to encode information on
social, familial, and political relations and structures. 286 pgs - #785348s
- $17.95 - $8.00
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Source Material for the Social and Ceremonial Life of the Choctaw Indians
Order
John R Swanton
Swanton was one of the first PhDs in the US, obtained from Harvard, and
generally considered the authority on southern Native tribes of the US.
Originally published in 1931, this work is still considered the most comprehensive
on the Choctaw today. 294 pgs - #311092s - $34.95 - $10.00
Spirit Wars Order
Ronald Niezen
How destruction of spiritual practices and beliefs of native peoples in
North America has led to conditions of collective suffering and cultural
genocide, from seventeenth century Spanish occupation to modern-day New
Age spiritual literature. – 274 pgs - #219872s - $18.95 -
$7.00
Standing Flower Order
Ed. by Robert A. Black
The life of Irving Pabanale (in Tewa, Standing Flower), a unique
chronicle of the life of a cultural broker who witnessed the great changes
that took place in Hopiland during the first half
of the 20th century – 280 pgs hrdcvr - #806892s - $24.95
- $6.50
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Standing Ground Order
Yurok Indian Spirituality, 1850—1990
Thomas Buckley
Spiritual training and practice within the Yuroks of Northern California,
as told in conversations with tribal elders. The view of spirituality
that encompasses many facets of life beyond “religion.” –
338 pgs - #233891s - $19.95 - $6.00
Sundancing Order
Thomas E. Mails
A groundbreaking work on the sacred piercing ceremony of the Lakota. Photographed
on Rosebud and Pine Ridge reservations in the mid-1970s – many illustrations
and black and white photos – 338 pgs oversize - #780629s - $32.95
- $16.00
Teachings of Nature
Order
Adolf Hungry Wolf
A handbook of outdoor knowledge from various Native tribes. Lists wild
plants and their uses for food and medicine, traditional gardening methods,
etc. Includes numerous pen and ink drawings. 94 pgs - #990752s -
$8.95 - $4.50
The Tipi Order
Adolf Hungrywolf
This amazing collection of vintage photographs and historical texts presents
an overall view of tipi life among the various Native peoples of the North
American continent. From painted tipis of the Blackfoot and Shoshone in
the South west to Ojibwa hunting lodges in Canada, these pictures provide
a cultural context for the people and their distinctive dwellings. Includes
a section on how to make your own tipi, with patterns and illustrations.
Many of the photographs are from the author's personal collection and
reflect his own experience of over 30 years living in the wilderness.
224 pgs - #671745s - $17.95 - $9.00
Through Navajo Eyes Order
S. Worth & N. Adair
As late as the 1970s the Navajo community didn’t have a cultural
tradition that included recording their lifestyle through the use of cameras
or motion pictures. What happened when six Navajos documented their life
and community in film for the first time. 406 pgs - #317715s - $14.95
- $6.50
Tonto’s Revenge
Order
Rennard Strickland
A passionate attempt by a Native American scholar to reassess the Indian
world view and its importance to all Americans. The sculpting of American
perception of the Indian through the media, and how to counteract that.
170 pgs - #318223s - $19.95 - $6.00
To Think With a Good Heart
Order
Stacy B. Schaefer
A fascinating look at the lives and culture of Huichol women backstrap
weavers. More than just a craft, it is weaving as identity and a way of
expressing ancient religious beliefs, finding spiritual growth and transformation.
The technology of weaving as well as the dramas of everyday life in Huichol
community – 376 pgs hrdcvr - #80695Xs - $35.00 - $11.00
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The Tree That Bends Order
Patricia Riles Wickman
Wickman challenges the accepted theory that assumes the Seminole are relatively
“recent” residents of Florida because so little was written
about Native inhabitants at the time of European settlement. She traces
the Mississippi heritage of Maskoki peoples, of which the Seminole are
one. 318 pgs - #309667s - $34.95 - $6.00Under
Sacred Ground Order
Kathleen Chamberlain
Modern Navajo tribal government originated in 1923 solely to approve oil
leases. A look at the changes to the Navajo tribe wrought by oil in its
transition from a subsistence economy to a capitalist society. –
190 pgs hrdcvr - #320430s - $35.00 - $10.00
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Waccamaw Legacy Order
Patricia Barker Lerch
The Waccamaw are an Eastern Siouan tribe of North Carolina. Lerch’s
help in getting the tribe federal recognition led her to a greater understanding
of the tribe’s heritage and survival. 184 pgs - #351248s - $29.95
- $7.00
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The Western Odyssey of John Simpson Smith Order
Stan Hoig
Smith lived among the Cherokee and Arapaho, and was a recognized spokesman
for both, serving as interpreter for three delegations of Native chiefs
to several US presidents. He played a crucial role in revealing army transgressions
in at least one major conflict. 254 pgs - #136022s - $14.00 - $6.00
What You See in Clear Water
Order
Geoffrey O’Gara
Life on the Wind River Reservation, home of Shoshone and Arapaho tribes
in Wyoming. From Chief Washakie to his great-grandson and now tribal leader,
the complex legal struggle over water rights, and resilience of the thousands
of tribal people, this makes a powerfully moving story. – 306 pgs
hrdcvr - #404155s - $25.00 - $6.00
Where Courage is Like a Wild Horse
Order
Sharon & Manny Skolnick
Sharon Skolnick, an Apache, spent a childhood year in an Oklahoma orphanage
for Native youth after years of abuse by family and fostering situations.
Her eloquent story of this pivotal year speaks to institutional life,
intelligence amid despair, and the resilience of the spirit – 160
pgs - #292880s - $11.95 - $4.00
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Where the Lightning Strikes Order
Peter Nabokov
Sacred places abound in Native culture, but often their very existence
is threatened by secular forces around them. The background of a host
of relationships between Native cultures and their environments in 16
different areas of the country reveals new information on these hollowed,
diverse landscapes. 368 pgs hrdcvr - #034320s - $24.95 - $12.00
Wild Justice: The People of Geronimo
vs. the United States Order
M. Lieder & J. Page
The challenge of the Chiricahua Apaches to the Indian Claims Commission
in the mid-20th century. Their resulting multimillion dollar settlement
and how even this did not address the destruction of religion, tribal
sovereignty, and whole cultures. – 336 pgs - #131330s - $19.95
- $6.00
NEW!
Your Eyes Shall Burn No More Order
Jose Antonio Brandao
The “Beaver Wars” of the 1600s between the Iroquois and French
were long thought to be based on fears of economic loss to European expansion.
This new scholarly work revamps that theory to show that Iroquois motivation
to protect their homes, gain honor, and seek revenge were significant
factors. 395 pgs - #261772s - $19.95 - $6.00
The Yuquot Whalers’ Shrine
Order
Aldona Jonaitis
In their zeal to understand and preserve Native artifacts, early anthropologists
felt compelled to remove sites wholesale and relocate them to urban museums.
Such is the fate of the Yoquot Whalers’ Shrine from Vancouver Island.
That said, this is the story of the removal and study of the burial place
and ritual site for Nootka tribespeople. 248 pgs hrdcvr - #978287s - $35.00
- $6.00
Zuni and the American Imagination
Order
Eliza McFeely
The story of the 3 anthropologists who first wrote of Zuni culture at
the end of the 19th century. How the misconceptions of the times colored
their view of what they found and the impact of Zuni culture imprinted
on the American imagination – 220 pgs - #01629Xs - $13.00
- $5.00
Literature:
Prose, Poetry & Fiction
American By Blood Order
Andrew Huebner
Three U.S. Army scouts who trail the aftermath of Custer at Little
Bighorn find their lives change forever as they come to grips with their
mission to clear Indians from the forest and plains of their native lands.
– 248 pgs - #857715s - $13.00 - $4.00
Ancient Ones
Order
Kirk Mitchell
The acclaimed mystery writer pens a thriller in which a strange skeleton
on an Oregon Indian reservation pits the demands of modern forensics against
traditional tribal laws. – 336 pgs hrdcvr - #109146s - $23.95
- $10.00
Buy the Chief a Cadillac Order
Rick Steber
A stirring, award-winning portrayal of the ignorance, greed, and madness
of reservation life during the disastrous 1961 termination of the Klamath
Indian tribe. 336 pgs - #716398s - $14.95 - $5.00
Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance
Order
Sylvester Long
First published in 1928 to acclaimed reviews, an historic hoax, presented
as an authentic account of the Blackfoot Indians’ last days of freedom,
then revealed as the imagination of a part Cherokee actor and writer.-
314 pgs - #058303s - $16.95 -
$5.00
Coyote Dream Order
Jessica Davis Stein
A young woman, buyer for a New York Native Indian art store, journeys
to Navajo country while at a crossroads in her personal life. She is aided
by a Navajo artist with whom she falls in love, and both struggle with
the collision of their relationship and cultures. 386 pgs - #213157s -$12.95
- $5.00
The Crying for a Vision
Order
Walter Wangerin, Jr
Set in traditional times, a legendary story of peace and violence, good
and evil, as two young Lakota men rival to lead their people – 360
pgs hrdcvr - #253420ss - $14.95 - $5.50
Four Souls
Order
Louise Erdrich
The intricate story of life on a reservation peopled by the good and not
so good, clever fools and tenacious women. The deep spirituality and ordinary
humanity of this world, written in a lyrical style that has received high
praise from renowned reviewers – 224 pgs hrdcvr - #209757s - $23.95
- $6.00
Incas – Book 1
Order
A.B. Daniel
The waning days of Huayna Capec and the rise to power of Atahualpa as
he meets Pizzaro. As told through the eyes of a young Inca girl who finds
favor in Huayna Capec’s court – 378 pgs - #432746s - $14.00
- $5.00
Incas – Book 2: The Gold of Cuzco
Order
A.B. Daniel
Author Daniel provides a fictional setting to tell the story of the Conquistadors’
first major confrontation with Andean tribes in the ancient city of the
Inca. A romantic and enticing way to explore the rich history of this
turbulent time – 380 pgs - #432754s - $14.00 - $5.00
Incas – Book 3: The Light of
Machu Picchu Order
A.B. Daniels
The final title in this series of historical novels, bringing an eyewitness
feel to the history of Spanish conquest of Incans tribes. An immersion
into the intrigue and romance of this sacred land – 346 pgs - #432762s
- $14.00 - $5.00
Leaphorn, Chee, and More
Order
Tony Hillerman
A compilation of three popular Hillerman novels: The Fallen Man, The First
Eagle, and Hunting Badger. – 582 pgs hrdcvr - #820780s - $19.95
- $7.00
Picture Maker
Order
Penina Keen Spinka
The story of a young Native girl of the longhouse with the gift of prescience,
whose life takes her on perilous adventures throughout northeastern North
Amerca, and as far as Greenland, at the time of the Crusades. –
476 pgs hrdcvr - #946241s - $24.95 - $7.00
Ten Little Indians Order
Sherman Alexie
Alexie’s classic short story collection of Native people on personal
and cultural crossroads at moments that test their courage, loyalty, and
sense of themselves. – 256 pgs hrdcvr - #117449s - $24.00
- $7.00
That the People Might Live
Order
Jace Weaver
An exploration of Native American literature from 1768 to the present
and how it underscores an activist loyalty to community and religious
traditions. Also, the tensions between these traditions and Christianity.
– 264 pgs - #12037Xs - $12.95 - $5.00
Thundermoon and the Sky People
Order
Max Brand
Abducted by the Cheyenne, a young brave in the 1800s searches for his
ancestral home, finding himself in strange environs and situations with
both white settlers and his tribal peoples – 220 pgs hrdcvr - #21264Xs
- $40.00 - $9.00
The Water Dancers Order
Terry Gamble
The summer of 1945 finds an orphan teenage girl of the Odawa (Ottawa)
tribe carrying for the young scion of a Lake Michigan family, emotionally
scarred by battle trauma. The lyric story of two people from different
paths whose relationship has a dramatic and unexpected impact. –
288 pgs - #542675s - $12.95 - $5.00
TONY
HILLERMAN
Best of the West
Order
More than 140 pieces from the West’s most prominent writers selected
by author Hillerman, fiction and nonfiction, on every facet of the West.
544 pgs - #923520s - $18.00 - $6.00
Sacred Clowns Order
Tony Hillerman
Murder and ceremony in a Navajo village evoke tribal secrets and
mysterious artifacts in this traditional Hillerman thriller - 306 pgs
- #538057s - $11.95 - $5.00
Seldom Disappointed: A Memoir
Tony Hillerman
A true treasure for any fan of this brilliant novelist of the Southwest—the
fascinating story of Hillerman’s
rise as a writer, turning obstacles into possibilities. A wonderful portrait
of the man and the world around him.
Hardcover – 352 pgs - #505869s - $13.95 - $6.00
Order
Two Old Women Order
Based on Athabascan legend, the suspenseful, shocking, and inspirational
story of two old women abandoned by their tribe during a brutal winter
famine. Two heroines of steely determination must survive on their own
or die trying. 140 pgs - #723521s - $11.95 - $5.00
Joseph
Bruchac Keepers of
Life Order
These Native American stories on plants and the environment
present a holistic approach ideal for teachers K-12 and a complete program
of botany, plant ecology and the natural history of many North American
plants -illustrations 265 pgs oversized - #913873s - $19.95-
$10.00
Myths
& Legends
Deer Dancer
Order
Stan Padilla
From earliest times, the Yaqui people have overcome oppressive conditions
to continue their own laws and customs in harmony and freedom. Yaqui artist/educator
Stan Padilla presents these traditional myths and legends, with dynamic
illustrations and commentary, as a personal statement of his search to
understand Yaqui lifeways. 96 pgs- #670579s - $9.95 -
$5.00
Head and Face Masks in Navaho Ceremonialism
Order
Berard Halie
Information from the early 20th century, including the nine-day Nightway
healing practice, the primary ceremony in which masks are used - 148 pgs
- #805048s - $15.95 -
$5.00
Hopi Tales of Destruction
Order
Ed. by Ekkehard Malotki
Seven powerful tales about Hopi villages that now lie in ruins, and the
role of human evils, witchcraft, corruption, and loss of fundamental values
in their destruction – 248 pgs - #282834s - $12.00 - $6.00
Iktomi and the Ducks, and Other Sioux
Stories Order
Zitkala-Sa
Fourteen stories from noted Yankton Sioux writer Zitkala-Sa, learned during
her childhood in the late nineteenth century. Reflecting both the heritage
and legacy of the Yankton Sioux – 190 pgs - #299184s - $11.95
- $4.00
In My Own Words Order
Grace McKibbin Wintu & A. Shepherd
The stories and songs of the Wintu of northern California, with background
information on the Wintu language and storytelling devices. Includes translations
in the original Wintu words. – 240 pgs - #588851s - $14.00
- $6.00
Legends of the Iroquois
Order
Ray Fadden (Tehanetorens)
The Book Publishing Company is proud to present the collected stories
and writings of Ray Fadden, the Mohawk storyteller known as Tehanetorens.
The first richly illustrated book of this series, Legends of the Iroquois
gathers together key stories and lessons from the people of the Iroquois
Confederacy. 160 pgs - #670560s -
$9.95 - $5.00
NEW!
Nine Visits to the Myth World Order
Trans by Robert Bringhurst
One of the last traditional Haida storytellers, Ghandl, had his narrative
poems transcribed during his lifetime in the early 1900s. This modern
translation illustrates and celebrates the traditional world of the Haidas.
224 pgs hrdcvr - #213166s - $29.95 - $7.00
On the Trail of Spiderwoman
Order
Carol Patterson-Rudolph
Petroglyphs, pictrographs, and myths of the spider woman throughout
the Southwest and the myths and stories surrounding this small but very
powerful image. Spider woman as representative of creativity, spirit,
old age, and wisdom. – 160 pgs - #27098Xs - $17.95 -
$8.00
Sacred Song of the Hermit Thrush
Order
Tehanetorens
The song of this little bird is so beautiful, yet so rarely heard. The
story is told here, along with information on the bird's habits and song.
36 pgs - #990361s - $5.95 -
$3.00
Song of the Seven Herbs
Order
Walking Night Bear & Stan Padilla
This collection of captivating and original stories for children
and adults alike tell how the Creator gave us seven herbs: stinging nettle,
yarrow, dandelion, violet, chicory, wild rose, and sunflower. Spiritual
allegories are used to teach us to be caretakers of Mother Earth and invoke
appreciation for the sacredness of all life. 60 pgs - #990566s - $11.95
- $6.00
Straight with the Medicine
Order
Warren L d’Azevedo
Narrative of the Washoe followers of the Tipi Way, the Native American
Church and Peyote Road. From the eastern slopes of the Sierras. –
64 pgs - #588193s - $5.95 - $3.00
Surviving Through the Days
Order
Ed. by Herbert Luthin
An anthology from the oral literature of Northern California, a selection
of stories, anecdotes, myths, reminiscences, and songs, most published
here for the first time. Along with essays on Native languages and oral
traditions. – 656 pgs - #222709s - $24.95 - $8.00
Tales of the Bark Lodges Order
Bertrand N.O. Walker
First published in 1919, an acclaimed collection of Wyandot animal tales
- 154 pgs - #057951s - $14.95 -
$5.00
Traditions of the Arapahoe
Order
G. Dorsey & A. Kroeber
Tales that bear witness to the religious feeling, imagination and humor
of both the Northern and Southern Arapahoe. Where spirit permeates everything
and everything has meaning – first written in the early 1900s -
484 pgs - #266081s - $22.00 - $8.00
Traditions of The Caddo
Order
George A. Dorsey
Tales from the Red River tribe from Arkansas and as far south as Louisiana
and their reflection of women’s gardening practices, conical village
lodges, family and social relationships, connection to nature and ceremonies
– first published in the early 1900s - 164 pgs - #266022s - $10.95
- $5.00
Where Legends Live—A Pictoral Guide to Cherokee
Mythic Places Order
Douglas A. Rossman
The numerous sites in southern Appalachia that hold special significance
for the Cherokee people. They are identified here along with a photo,
map and brief description of the events that occurred. Complemented with
beautifully rendered line drawings of mythic events by Nancy-Lou Patterson.
48 pgs - #741100s - $5.95 - $3.00
Spirituality
The Ancestors’ Path Order
Jonn Lavinnder
A divination system that provides the tools to call upon the influences
of the six directions, the elements, and totems to answer life’s questions
and gain a deeper understanding of your destiny – 240-pg book, quest map,
moon map, element and totem dice, and compass - #722168 - $29.95 - $12.00
Buffalo Woman Comes Singing Order
Brooke Medicine Eagle
Uses of the Medicine Wheel, healing through ritual action, dreamtime,
the moon lodge, and Medicine Eagle’s own path along her spiritual development
– 508 pgs - #361431s - $13.95 - $6.00
Heroes & Heroines, Monsters &
Magic Order
Joseph Bruchac
From the traditions of the Long House, storyteller Bruchac captures
the oral quality of each of these tales from the Haudenausaunee. Appropriate
for adults and children – 208 pgs - #949954s - $12.95
- $5.00
The Way of Inspiration
Order
Joseph Rael
Using the sound of words from his native Tiwa language as a guide, Rael
reveals his insight into inspiration and explores the mysterious connections
between energy and matter and spirit and manifested reality – 114
pgs - #780343s - $12.95 - $5.00
Zuni Fetishes Order
Hal Zina Bennett
Using Native American objects for meditation, reflection, and insight
- #500694s - $18.00 -
$9.00
Native
American Crafts
Craft Manual of North American Footwear Order
George M. White
Moccasins from the Navajo and Sioux to the Northwest Coast and Southeastern
Woodlands and footwear from over 15 tribes. Includes detailed pattern
layouts and instructions for making many styles – over 100 illustrations
– 71 pgs - # 003042 - $10.00 -
$5.00
Fingerweaving Basics
Order
Gerald L. Findler
Detailed techniques with simple, clearly written instructions, illustrated
with color drawings for making the threads easy to identify - 144 pgs
- #572083s - $25.00 -
$12.50
Finger Weaving - Indian Braiding
Order
Alta R. Turner
Learn the ancient art of flat braiding (a method that predates the
loom), and make beautiful woven sashes, belts, collars, neckties, and
headbands. Fully diagrammed and illustrated, these directions show how
to create original, expertly woven creations. Includes historical information
on the techniques and designs. 48 pgs
- #741135s - $5.95 -
$3.00
How to Make Cherokee Clothing
Order
Donald Sizemore
Detailed instructions and illustrations on how to make Cherokee clothing,
head dresses, hair styles, and ornaments for both men and women. Methods
of cutting, piercing the ear, the use of body paint and tattooing, and
sources for protect materials and supplies. Author Donald Sizemore has
spent his life absorbing everything he could find relating to Cherokee
culture and history. 304 pgs
- #741194s - $23.95
- $12.00
Kwakiutl String Figures
Order
J. Averkieva & M. Sherman
102 string figures and 10 string tricks of the Kwakiutl Indians of Vancouver
Island - the most comprehensive collection ever assembled from a single
tribe. An extraordinary documentation of this universal amusement - 232
pgs - #804327s - $39.95 -
$8.50
A Manual of Fingerweaving
Order
Robert J. Austin
Great "how-to" book with complete instructions and color photos.
Traditional Indian patters, weaving techniques and materials, beginner
to advanced weaving projects, historical photos, more. 64 pgs - #57200Xs
- $12.95 - $6.50
Navajo Ceremonial Baskets Order
Sacred Symbols, Sacred Space
Georgiana Kennedy Simpson
Ceremonial baskets have a seminal importance in Navajo culture. With
over 200 full color photographs of weavers and their baskets; stories
of Kicking Rock Man and other mythical figure who brought the baskets
to earth - #671184s - $19.95 - $10.00
Navajo Weaving
Order
Kate Peck Kent
The history of Navajo weaving from about 1650 and early loom use
to the present day. Generously illustrated with black and white photos
and illustrations – 150 pgs oversize - #452136s - $22.95
- $8.00
Textiles in Southwestern Prehistory
Order
Lynn S. Teague
How archaeologists use prehistoric textiles of the peoples of the greater
Southwest to understand their lives through their weaving techniques,
use of color and pattern, and choice of materials. A wonderfully documented
book for anyone who loves Southwestern weaving – 224 pgs –
oversize hrdcvr - #319777s - $49.95 - $16.00
Art
- Prehistoric and contemporary
The
Art of Dan Namingha Order
Thomas Hoving
Namingha is acclaimed as one of the most gifted, original, and important
Native American contemporary painters. He melds an artistic sense from his
ancient Hopi roots with abstract modernism – color photos – 160 pgs hrdcvr
- #940507s - $45.00 - $7.00
Contemporary Iroquois Art
Order
Ed. by S.S. Kasprycki & D. I Stambrau
Modern artists, their life stories, and their art - many photos - 92 pgs
oversize - #704098s - $22.50 - $6.00
Guardians of the Life Stream
Order
Armand Labbe
Ceramics and other valuable artifacts from prehispanic Central Panama;
beautiful esthetic expressions that reveal a culture of shamanism and
power. Color photos – 168 pgs oversize - #395939s - $39.95
- $12.00
Oaxacan Ceramics
Order
Lois Wassersprings
Traditional folk art combining everyday subject, religious themes,
and magical elements to yield beautiful and wondrous objects, like mermaids,
market scenes, flower girls and saints – color photos – 132 pgs oversize
- #82358Xs - $18.95 - $7.00
Signs
of Life Order
Dennis Slifer
Rock art of the upper Rio Grande, pictographs and petroglyphs revealing
information about the religion, beliefs, and creativity of the surrounding
tribes. With over 200 photos and illustrations. – 284 pgs - #960057s -
$16.95 - $7.00
NEW!
Warrior Artists Order
Herman J. Viola
Historic Cheyenne and Kiowa Indian ledger art came about as the marriage
of the lined paper used by traders to keep accounts and the natural artistic
talents of Plains Indians warriors in portraying their tribes’ history.
This book showcases two of the most accomplished ledger artists while
in captivity in the late 1800s in Florida. 128 pgs oversize hrdcvr - #273702s
- $35.00 - $12.00
Children's
Books
Journey to Native America
Order
K Haderer & K. Bodmer
In the early 1800s, German illustrator Bodmer explored Indian country
and documented his travels with wonderful watercolors. Here a sampling
of his work, accompanied by stories of various encounters, will enchant
young readers – ages 10-15 - #320831s - $14.95 - $6.00
Mama, Do You Love Me? Order
B. Joose & B. Lavallee
Universal and timeless Inuit tale of a child testing the limits of her
independence and a mother reassuring that a parent’s love is forever,
a truly beautiful book –
24 cardboard pages – ages 2-6 - #821315s - $6.95 - $3.50
24 pages paperback - #821315s - $6.95 - $3.50
Spirit of the White Bison
Order
Beatrice Culleton
A young bison growing up on the plains of the late 1800s faces peril at
the hands of American soldiers, who are destroying the great buffalo herds
as a way to control native tribes. For ages 8 through teen. 64 pgs - #990647s
- $5.95 - $3.00
There Still Are Buffalo Order
A.N. Clark & S. Tongier
The life of the buffalo on the Great Plains told through the story of
a young buffalo growing into adulthood – ages 8 and older –
54 pgs - #27067Xs - $8.95 - $4.50Order
Chapter books
for young readers
The Earth is My Mother Order
B. Doolittle & E. Maclay
A young girl’s personal battle against developers who threaten to
destroy a beautiful nearby canyon. She uses a guardian spirit and clues
from a dream to race against time while thwarting local authorities and
using her photographic skills to persuade the courts of law and public
opinion. Many black & white illustrations – 176 pgs hrdcvr -
#13044Xs - $17.95 - $5.50
Coloring
& Activity Books
Anasazi Coloring
Book Order
Sandra Stemmler
For ages 4-9 - Scenes of the ancient cliff dwellers of the Southwest:
their food, housing, ceremonies, and culture. 24 pgs - #670420s - $3.95
- $2.00
Cherokee Fun & Learn Book
Order
J. Ed Sharpe
An activity-fun book with Little Buck of the Cherokees as the guide -
16 pgs oversize - #741038s - $4.95 -
$2.50
Yaqui Coloring Book
Order
Stan Padilla
A compelling book of drawings for children to color and draw on that will
help them learn more about Yaqui culture. The illustrations represent
some of the elements essential to Yaqui identity and beliefs. Included
are dancers, animals, food plants, and sacred symbols of this ancient
people. 28 pgs - #670684s
- $4.95
– $4.450
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