Native North America

With abundant photographs, more than 160 in color, Native North America illustrates tribal life, sacred arenas, spiritual traditions, and artifacts of the indigenous people of North America, from the Inuit of the Canadian north to the Navajo of the American southwest.

Beginning with a brief history of Native Americans, Larry Zimmerman and Brian Molyneaux explore individual culture areas, region by region. They discuss Native American spiritual observances, including personal and communal rituals, initiation rites, and curing ceremonies. Through descriptions of the powwow, rites of passage, plant rituals, oral storytelling, dreams, the ghost dance, and the drum, the authors provide a sensitive introduction to Native American spiritual traditions and examine issues that face Native Americans today.

Author: Larry J. Zimmerman, Brian Leigh Molyneaux
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 10/15/2000
Series: Civilization of the American Indian (Paperback)
Pages: 184
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.14h x 5.43w x 0.79d
ISBN: 9780806132860
Language: English