Synopses & Reviews
This wide-ranging examination of the spiritual traditions of the Native peoples of North America combines an extensive historical perspective with a fascinating exploration of present-day life, covering all aspects of the sacred and the everyday.
Presents a superb pictorial record of Native North American life, with specially commissioned artwork, diagrams, and maps, and over 100 illustrations in color and black and white, including art, artifacts, and landscapes, as well as documentary photos past and present
Elucidates such key subjects as the first American peoples, identity and dispossession, regional communities and their traditions, worship and ritual, myths, and sacred histories
Includes a region-by-region survey of Native American cultures and an examination of the place if Native traditions in modern North American society
Features a detailed visual treatment of six Native sites, with maps, photography, and artwork
Concludes with a guide to languages, social organization, population trends, and land issues