rites and ceremonies

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Plains Indians

dog soldiers, bear men, and buffalo women
1985

Blood and celebration

2008
Photographs, illustrations, and drawings describe the customs, culture, and beliefs of the ancient Aztec civilization.

Green snake ceremony

1995
As a young girl and her grandfather try to find the right kind of snake for a special Shawnee ceremony, illustrations show what a nearby green snake thinks about everything.

American Indian lacrosse

little brother of war
2008
Text and accompanying photographs present the Native American history of lacrosse, a sport with worldwide popularity and over 300,000 non-Indian players in the United States and Canada.

Powwow summer

a family celebrates the cirle of life
1996

Changing woman of the Apache

women's lives in past and present
1996
Describes the traditional coming-of-age ceremony for young Apache women, in which they use special dances and prayers to reenact the Apache story of creation and celebrate the power of Changing Woman.

Makuna

portrait of an Amazonian people
1998
A photographic study of the native people of the Amazonian rain forest, with text that provides information about the Makuna culture.

The religious spirit of the Navajo

2002
A color-illustrated introduction to the religious life of the Navajo, which covers such topics as ceremonial sand painting, sacred space, the five worlds and sacred time, holy wind, and testimony. Includes a glossary, bibliography, and index.

Enduring harvests

native American foods and festivals for every season
1995

Daily life of Native Americans in the twentieth century

2006
Details the daily lives of Native Americans during the twentieth century as they moved from living among tribes in the early 1900s to the cities of mainstream America after WWI and WWII.

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