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Lincoln, NE.: University of Nebraska Press, 2000. Comprehensive revised and updated third edition of this landmark work adds forty new documents, which cover the significant developments in American Indian affairs since 1988. Among the topics dealt with are tribal self-governance, government-to-government relations, religious rights, repatriation of human remains, trust management, health and education, federal recognition of tribes, presidential policies, and… Saber más sobre este artículo

Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1991. Fifty years after its original publication, Virginia Roediger's book remains the most comprehensive study of the ceremonial costumes of the Pueblo peoples. After a brief survey of the history, location, and life of the Pueblo peoples, Roediger embarks on a thorough analysis of the materials used in the Pueblo costumes. She… Saber más sobre este artículo

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1996. Scholarly text presents a comprehensive overview of Native Americans and the unique challenges they face as justice is meted out, both in the United States and Canada. The historical involvement of native peoples within the criminal justice system is a narrative of tragedy and injustice, yet Native American involvement in this system has not been… Saber más sobre este artículo

Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona Press, 1976. N. Scott Momaday's beautifully written memoir of his childhood in the Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico is geographically as well as chronologically defined, describing the cultural and religious ceremonies of the Jemez Pueblo, and exploring emotionally-charged stories and memories of his family. 171 pgs. Illustrated. Signed and dated by N. Scott Momaday on the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press, 2002. Comprehensive scholarly text presents a detailed study of the history of the relatively unknown region of the Cahokia six-square-mile area in the central Mississippi Valley fromthe Big Bang to the present. Topics covered include the origins of the Native Americans who lived at Cahokia before the Europeans came; the mystery behind the rapid… Saber más sobre este artículo

Norman, OK.: University of Oklahoma Press, 1982. Classic scholarly text presents the first detailed biography of Chief Left Hand, the legendary leader of the Plains Indians, and the first of his people to acknowledge the inevitability of the white man's presence on the plains. The author clearly establishes the identities of the original Left Hand- the subject of this book,… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Harper Collins, 2004. Highly acclaimed text by the respected Sioux tribal leader Eagle Man, explores Native American belief systems, oppression of Native Americans by the dominant society, the desacralization of nature, and the complicity of institutional religion. The author utilizes lessons of variois animals, birds and botanical sources to illustrate ways we can overcome religious intolerance, equality between… Saber más sobre este artículo

Flagstaff, AZ.: Northland Press, 1977. Comprehensive revised text contains a practical and well organized introduction to basic Navajo vocabulary in conversational form for speakers of English. 271 pgs. Frontispiece. Spine label neatly removed; pocket remnant on front endpaper; small label on rear endpaper. Small stamp on top outer edge. Top of spine has a half inch closed tear. Minimal shelfwear..… Saber más sobre este artículo

New Mexico: Rio Grande Press,Inc. , 1969. Comprehensive classic study of tribal symbolism depicted through a series of drawings of all the personations of supernatural beings which appear in Hopi festivals.190 pgs. Illustrated with over sixty colour plates. Gilt spine and front cover. Scarce.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: AMS Press, 1974. Classic rare text contains a detailed breakdown of the Navaho language with an emphasis on the verbal stems. Includes a key to the alphabet. 324 pgs. Gilt spine. Minimal shelfwear. Minor rubbing on edges. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.