NATIVE STUDIES

At eight years old, he says he was chosen by bimhachiiwhasoo, the Life Giver, to bring healing and to help others. Harry Snowboy, a medicine man from the Cree Nation of Chisasibi in northern Quebec, has done something few others in his position have. He’s written a book about his life, and perhaps most interestingly, how he became a medicine man.

From first contact with Europeans to the Northwest Rebellion and the creation of Nunavut, this book ranks the most significant events in the history of Aboriginal peoples of Canada. What is the most historic crossroad in Aboriginal history?

Skyscrapers define the American city. Through a narrative text and gorgeous historical photographs David Weitzman explores Native American history and the evolution of structural engineering and architecture, illuminating the Mohawk ironworkers who risked their lives to build our cities and their lasting impact on our urban landscape.

Richter examines a wide range of primary documents to survey the responses of the peoples of the Iroquois League--the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, Senecas, and Tuscaroras--to the challenges of the European colonialization of North America. He demonstrates that by the early eighteenth century a series of creative adaptations in politics and diplomacy allowed the peoples of the Longhouse to preserve their cultural autonomy in a land now dominated by foreign powers.

The Midwinter ceremonial-the longest and most complex of the rituals of the Longhouse religion-is examined here in three parts. Following a short cultural history of the Iroquois, and a description of the present geographical location of the various longhouses and tribes, the author discusses the principles of Iroquois ritualism.

The Great Law has definite functions for the War Chief and his men [Warrior Society]. They are charged with the protection, defense and welfare of the people. These duties may take many forms. Keeping the peace, teaching, public speaking, repossessing lost land and human rights; and work of all useful kinds to promote the welfare of the people. Upholding the Great Law results in Peace~Righteousness~Power, a noble work entrusted to the care of the WARRIOR SOCIETY.

This unique book includes a fingering chart, information in performance technique, style, rhythm conventions, ornaments, and history - plus an analysis of Mr. Nakai's role in contemporary Native American culture. All exercises, solos, and duets (with Boehm flute and E flat alto sax) are written in standard notation. A comprehensive discography and probing essay on "The Question of Authenticity" close this outstanding book.

Kateri, Native American Saint takes the reader into the world of 17th Century Native Americans and Catholic missionaries. Kateri Tekakwitha (1656-1680), The Lily of the Mohawks, was a Native American woman born near the Canadian border in present-day Auriesville, New York. She was Beatified by Pope John Paul II on June 22, 1980 and, when canonized, will be the first Native American woman to achieve Saintly status.

This legendary tale is a timeless look at the Mohawk Valley’s forgotten pioneers during the Revolutionary War. Drums along the Mohawk’s intimate and historical portraits are as appealing today as when they were first published in 1936.

The authors of the best-selling Keepers of the Earth "RM" series offer traditional methods of growing, maintaining, and protecting Native American crops.