rites and ceremonies

A collection of traditional tales which present the heritage of various Indian nations, including the Wampanoag, Cherokee, Osage, Lakota, and Tlingit.

A collection of traditional tales which present the heritage of various Indian nations, including the Wampanoag, Cherokee, Osage, Lakota, and Tlingit.

Collection of portraits of powwow dancers from various Native American tribes, with comments from the dancers about their families, tribal, cultural, and spiritual traditions and the meaning of powwow in their lives.

Unravels the question of how the Maya has managed to preserve their sacred beliefs into modern times.

Describes how the Indians of the Pacific Northwest used totem poles to tell stories.

In late-nineteenth-century Japan, Aurelia Bernard, an American orphan, takes shelter in the Baishian teahouse, where she meets a young woman who defines the next several decades of her life.

Explores the role the Teton Indians played in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show; examines the meaning of the Ghost Dance and the United States military's suppression of the ritual; and includes five of Short Bull's narratives.

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, the legendary ancestor of their people.