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Savages and Civilization

Savages and Civilization by Jack Weatherford (Paperback 1995)

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In Indian Givers and Native Roots, renowned anthropologist Jack Weatherford opened the eyes of tens of thousands of readers to the clash between Native American and European cultures. Now, in his brilliant new book, Weatherford broadens his focus to examine how civilization threatens to obliterate read more...
 
Native Roots: How the Indians Enriched America

Native Roots: How the Indians Enriched America by Jack Weatherford (Paperback 1992)

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"Well written, imagery-ridden...A tale of what was, what became, and what is today regarding the Indian relation to the European civilization that 'grafted' itself onto this ancient system.'"MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNEConventional American history holds that the white settlers of the New World read more...
 
Blue Dawn, Red Earth: New Native American Storytellers

Blue Dawn, Red Earth: New Native American Storytellers by Clifford E. Trafzer (Paperback 1996)

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Integrating traditional oral tales into modern narratives, this collection of Native American literature encompasses some thirty varied short stories by Craig Womack, Gerald Vizenor, and other notable writers representing a range of tribal and cultural backgrounds. Original.
 
Wisdom of the Elders: Sacred Native Stories of Nature

Wisdom of the Elders: Sacred Native Stories of Nature by David Suzuki (Paperback 1993)

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The ecological answers and solutions we need to our current global environmental crisis are embedded in this living mosaic of profound indigenous insights into the workings of the natural world. These ancestral and contemporary natural perspectives and stories can save our lives and our planet.
 
Listening to Our Ancestors: The Art of Native Life Along the Pacific Northwest Coast

Listening to Our Ancestors: The Art of Native Life Along the Pacific Northwest Coast by Smithsonian American Indian (Paperback 2005)

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"The Native nations of the Pacific Northwest are renowned for the beauty and complexity of their artistic traditions. In this illustrated book, writers from eleven Northwest Coast communities describe the importance of carvings, weavings, and other treasures from the collections of the National read more...
 
From The Heart: Voices of the American Indian

From The Heart: Voices of the American Indian by Lee Miller (Paperback 1996)

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Excerpts from Native American speeches--by Moctezuma, Tecumseh, Cochise, Sitting Bull, and others--accompanied by commentary by non-Indian observers, provide an eloquent overview of five hundred years of fateful encounters between Europeans and Native Americans. Reprint.
 
The Long Exile: A Tale of Inuit Betrayal and Survival in the High Arctic (Vintage)

The Long Exile: A Tale of Inuit Betrayal and Survival in the High Arctic (Vintage) by Melanie Mcgrath (Paperback 2008)

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In 1932, the Canadian government forcibly relocated three dozen Inuit from their flourishing home on the Hudson Bay to the barren, arctic landscape of Ellesmere Island, the most northerly landmass on the planet. Among this group was Josephie Flaherty, the unrecognized, half-Inuit son of filmmaker read more...
 
Here First: Autobiographical Essays by Native American Writers (Modern Library Paperbacks)

Here First: Autobiographical Essays by Native American Writers (Modern Library Paperbacks) by Arnold Krupat, Brian Swann (Paperback 2000)

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Twenty-seven Native American writers describe their lives and art in this compelling collection.When the editors Arnold Krupat and Brian Swann asked twenty-seven Native American writers to describe their lives in relation to their art, they received an extraordinary array of responses -- read more...
 
American Indian Healing Arts: Herbs, Rituals, and Remedies for Every Season of Life (Healing Arts)

American Indian Healing Arts: Herbs, Rituals, and Remedies for Every Season of Life (Healing Arts) by E. Barrie Kavasch, Karen Baar (Paperback 1999)

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American Indian Healing Arts is a magical blend of plant lore, history, and living tradition that draws on a lifetime of study with native healers by herbalist and ethnobotanist E. Barrie Kavasch. Here are the time-honored tribal rituals performed to promote good health, heal illness, and bring read more...
 
Messengers of the Wind

Messengers of the Wind by Jane Katz (Paperback 1996)

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"Messengers of the Wind goes beyond the autobiographies of everyday women. These are women who have long been an invisible part of American culture. Their stories are haunting, frightening, encouraging, and courageous. . . . Katz is a faithful guide." --The Minnesota Daily In Messengers of the read more...
 

 


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