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Wisdom's Daughters: Conversations With Women Elders of Native America
by Steve Wall, Harvey Arden / Paperback / Reprint edition 1994
Harperperennial Library; ISBN: 0060925612 Review: From Book News, Inc., "Wall travelled across North America, and across lines of culture and gender, to spend time with the women elders of ten different tribes. He transcribes their wide-ranging commentary on relationships, child rearing, medicine, contemporary life, and other subjects. Small b&w photos of the women, mostly, accompany the text. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or."

Wisdom of the Elders: Sacred Native Stories of Nature
by David Suzuki, Peter Knudtson / Paperback / Reprint edition 1993
Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub (Trd Pap); ISBN: 0553372637 Synopsis: "The ecological answers and solutions we need to our current global environmental crisis are embedded in this living mosaic of profound indigenous insights into the workings of the natural world. These ancestral and contemporary natural perspectives and stories can save our lives and our planet."

Roots of Survival:
Native American Storytelling and the Sacred
Joseph Bruchac / Hardcover / Published 1996
Card catalog description: As the preeminent Native American storyteller today, Joseph Bruchac has helped to bring the wisdom of Native stories to a widespread audience. Here, for the first time, he offers his thoughts on the power of these stories, how they have influenced his own life and how they may help us navigate with hope into the next century. In this gathering of provocative writings, Bruchac ranges far and wide, always circling back to the stories. He sets forth Native viewpoints on the misappropriation of Native culture and the cultural genocide practiced against Native Americans; he discusses the balanced role of Native American men and women, Native American upbringing and the natural world; and he adds observations about Indian humor. (NAI Studies/Religion & Spirituality)

The Native American Sweat Lodge: History and Legends
Joseph Bruchac / Paperback / Published 1993
From Booklist, 10/15/93: Bruchac has written many books about Native American legends both for adults and children, although more successfully for the latter than the former. In spite of the fact that this succinct history of the sweat lodge is written in Bruchac's characteristically simplistic style, it will hold the interest of adult readers. Bruchac presents a thrifty and cogent explanation of the function and role of sweat lodges both historically and in the present. Sweat lodges are part of nearly every native North American culture and have always played an important role in rituals of healing, preparation, and prayer. Bruchac discusses the repression of "sweats," first by the Spaniards and later by the U.S. government, and notes the hypocrisy of these bans, since saunas and other therapeutic steam baths were popular across Europe for centuries. It is with considerable irony that Bruchac then describes the current fad for sweat lodges among non-Indians, particularly in the men's movement. To deepen our understanding of the significance of sweat lodges within Native American cultures, Bruchac shares 25 relevant traditional tales from the Lakota, Blackfeet, Nez Perce, Seneca, Navajo, Hopi, Huron, and others. Donna Seaman Copyright© 1993, American Library Association. All rights reserved (NAI Studies/Spirituality)

Native Wisdom (Little Books of Wisdom)
Joseph Bruchac (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1995
From the Publisher: Another book in the Little Books of Wisdom series: portable, elegantly packaged inspiration from around the world--irresistible for the impulse buyer and the serious reader alike. (NAI Studies/Spirituality/Quotations)

Earth Dance Drum: A Celebration of Life
Blackwolf Jones, Gina Jones / Paperback / Published 1996
The publisher, Commune-A-Key Publishing. SLC, UT , 06/28/96 You are invited to Powwow: A Celebration of Living! Here you will find a celebration of drumming, singing, and dancing... a celebration of living! Each chapter contains a description and spiritual explanation of the dances, offering profound stories about the dancers.. Guidelines for Intentional Living! 19 Powwow dances offer Spiritual Insights! Poetry, Stories and Prayers of the Dancers! Ancient approaches to environmental conerns! € Drums as connections to the Sacred Hoop! Blackwolf, of Chippewa heritage, is a licensed psychotherapist. (Pow Wow/Religion & Spirituality)

Earth Is My Mother, Sky Is My Father:
Space, Time, and Astronomy in Navajo Sandpainting
Trudy Griffin-Pierce, N. Scott Momaday / Paperback / Published 1995
Booknews, Inc., 06/01/93: Explores the circularity of Navajo thought through an analysis of sandpaintings, chantway myths, and stories reflected in the celestial constellations. Illustrated with line drawings and eight color paintings. Griffin-Pierce (anthropology, U. of Arizona) also reviews Navajo history and ethnography. N. Scott Momaday contributes a short foreword. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. (Religion & Spirituality)

The Book of Elders:
The Life Stories of Great American Indians
Sandy Johnson (Editor), Dan Budnik (Photographer)
/ Paperback / Published 1994
Booknews, Inc., 02/01/95: A collection of photographs, stories, and oral traditions from a broad range of Native American experiences and tribal customs. Johnson spent three years collecting personal histories of 30 elders from 19 tribes, spanning 13 states in the US and Canada. The elders are important spiritual, political, and cultural figures in their communities, and include spiritual healers, speakers at the United Nations, political and environmental activists, and grandparents. Black-and-white portraits illuminate the elders' words. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. (Non-Fiction/Religion & Spirituality)

Selu: Seeking the Corn-Mother's Wisdom
Marilou Awiakta, Wilma P. Mankiller / Paperback / Published 1994
Synopsis: The Corn-Mother, called Selu by the Cherokee, is a living spirit to Native Americans. By sharing a Cherokee writer's path to the Corn-Mother, the reader discovers spiritual tools for facing the important issues of our times--from the nuclear dilemma to the devastation of our environment. 15 illus. This text refers to the hardcover edition of this title. (Spirituality/Women)

Amerindian Rebirth:
Reincarnation Belief Among North American Indians and Inuit
Antonia Mills, Richard Slobodin (Editor) / Hardcover / Published 1994
(Religion & Spirituality) Booknews, Inc., 11/01/94: Emerging in part from papers presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Anthropological Society, Montreal, 1990, this collection of essays examines the concept of rebirth or reincarnation among Native American societies, from near the time of contact until the present day. Following a foreword by Gananath Obeyesekere that contrasts North American and Hindu/Buddhist/Jain beliefs, an introductory overview, and a chapter that summarizes the context, distribution, and variety of recorded belief, all of the papers chronicle some aspect of rebirth belief in a number of different cultures. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. --This text refers to the hardcover edition of this title.

Walking on the Wind:
Cherokee Teachings for Healing Through Harmony and Balance
Michael Tlanusta Garrett / Paperback / Published 1998
Synopsis: Traditional Cherokee teachings passed down by author Michael Garrett's great-grandfather instruct us that all things are connected, have purpose, and are worthy of respect and reverence. Through stories of the Sacred Fire, the Talking Circle, the Giveaway, and Community, these stories counsel us to keep our feet on Mother Earth, our eyes and minds above the tree tops, and our spirit with the Great Universal Spirit. (Religion & Spirituality)

The Cherokees and Christianity, 1794-1870:
Essays on Acculturation and Cultural Persistence
William G. McLoughlin, Walter H., Jr. Conser (Editor)
/ Hardcover / Published 1994
Synopsis: In this collection of eleven essays, which covers the various stages of cultural confrontation with Christian imperialism, McLoughlin examines how the process of religious acculturation worked within the Cherokee Nation during the 19th century. (Religion & Spirituality)

Cherokees and Missionaries, 1789-1839
William G. McLoughlin, William L. Anderson / Paperback / Published 1995
(Religion & Spirituality) Non-Fiction: Reprint Edition, Paperback, 375 pages, Published by Univ of Oklahoma Pr (Trd)

Cultivating the Rosebuds:
The Education of Women at the Cherokee Female Seminary, 1851-1909 Devon A. Mihesuah / Hardcover / Published 1993
Synopsis:Established by the Cherokee Nation in 1851 in present-day eastern Oklahoma, the nondenominational Cherokee Female Seminary was one of the most important schools in the history of American Indian education. Devon Mihesuah explores its curriculum, faculty, administration, and educational philosophy. Recipient of a 1995 Critics' Choice Award of the American Educational Studies Association. 24 photos. This text refers to the paperback edition of this title. (Religion & Spirituality)

Cultivating the Rosebuds:
The Education of Women at the Cherokee Female Seminary, 1851-1909 Devon A. Mihesuah / Paperback / Published 1997
Synopsis:Established by the Cherokee Nation in 1851 in present-day eastern Oklahoma, the nondenominational Cherokee Female Seminary was one of the most important schools in the history of American Indian education. Devon Mihesuah explores its curriculum, faculty, administration, and educational philosophy. Recipient of a 1995 Critics' Choice Award of the American Educational Studies Association. 24 photos. (Religion & Spirituality)

Becoming and Remaining a People:
Native American Religions on the Northern Plains
Howard L. Harrod / Hardcover / Published 1995
Published by University of Arizona Press, ISBN: 0816515832
(Religion & Spirituality)

Black Elk Speaks Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux
John G. Neihardt / Hardcover / Published 1988
A reader from USA , 01/30/98, rating=10: This is a spiritual book, and should be read by all who seek more understanding of our Native American history .Its message comes from the voice of a great Indian medicine man who,as a boy,witnessed the destruction and chaos wrought for the 'yellow rock which drives the white man crazy'.The narratives of Black Elk are riveting as he describes the confusion,terror,anger,rebellion and flight of his people. His dreams and visions become the legend and the legacy of the Lakota Sioux, from the four horsemen to the Ghost Dance. This is a story told by a man of power,and it is mesmerising. (Religion & Spirituality)

Black Elk Speaks
John G. Neihardt / Fred Contreras / 2 Audio cassettes
Synopsis: Black Elk's compassionate and enlightening words are among the foremost popular testaments to the true spirituality of the American Indian. 2 cassettes. (Religion & Spirituality)

Becoming and Remaining a People:
Native American Religions on the Northern Plains
(Studies in Anglican History)
Howard L. Harrod / Paperback / Published 1995
Published by University of Arizona Press, ISBN: 0816515832
(Religion & Spirituality)

From Women's Experience to Feminist Theology
Linda Hogan / Paperback / Published 1996
Published by Almond Pr, ISBN: 1850755205
(Religion/Theology)

Chants and Prayers
Stan Padilla / Paperback / Published 1996
Book Description: Stan Padilla has drawn from the rich oral traditions of many Native American tribes to bring you this collection of prayers, chants, and thoughts. These words of wisdom have been spoken, sung, and danced to by countless generations, and are imbued with a timeless magic. They are as relevant today as when first crafted and still capable of moving the heart and mind to consider greater things.
The publisher , 07/28/97: Stan Padilla is a noted Yaqui Indian artist and jewelry designer. He is involved in the education of Native American youth and is active in the civil rights/human rights movement globally. (Religion & Spirituality)

Turtle Island Alphabet:
A Lexicon of Native American Symbols and Culture
Gerald Hausman, N. Scott Momaday / Hardcover / Published 1992
Synopsis: Gerald Hausman has spent more than 20 years studying, collecting, and narrating Native American stories. In a collection of symbols and images central to Native American culture, he offers a lyrical, poetic work which reaffirms the view that Native Americans once held of the land. Illustrations.
(Religion & Spirituality)

Turtle Island Alphabet:
A Lexicon of Native American Symbols and Culture
Gerald Hausman, N. Scott Momaday / Paperback / Published 1993
Synopsis: Hausman has spent over 20 years studying, collecting, and narrating Native American stories. Inviting comparisons to Joseph Campbell's Primitive Mythology, this book attempts to bring glory to the ashes of the past. Beautifully produced on sepia paper, it contains 100 photographs and 10 line drawings that provide a strong sense of what we have indeed lost. (Religion & Spirituality)

Native Heart: An American Indian Odyssey Gabriel White Deer Autumn Horn / Paperback / Published 1993
Synopsis: Noted writer and teacher Horn shares the powerfully moving story of his life--a story for everyone who loved Lakota Woman and Black Elk Speaks. A deeply inspiring and instructive account of one man's sacred journey tha t helps to keep previous generations alive. (Religion & Spirituality)

Medicine of the Cherokee: The Way of Right Relationship
J. T. Garrett, Michael Tlanusta Garrett / Paperback / Published 1996
Midwest Book Review: Medicine Of The Cherokee: The Way Of Right Relationship is the story of the physical, mental, spiritual, and natural aspects of humans as told through many generations of elder teaches of Native American medicine. With stories that tell about the "four directions" and the "universal circle", these ancient Cherokee teachings also offer wisdom on circle gatherings, herbs, healing, and ways to reduce stress and find harmony and balance in all our relationships. The way of our modern world can separate us from nature and make us prone to disease, signs of being on the wrong path. (Medicine/NAI Religion)

Dictionary of Native American Mythology
Sam D. Gill, Irene F. Sullivan / Hardcover / Published 1992
Booknews, Inc., 09/01/93: A dictionary of Native American mythology that distills Native American oral tradition gathered from over a century of ethnographic work. An insightful and entertaining reference. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. (Religion & Spirituality)

Earth Medicine:
Ancestors' Ways of Harmony for Many Moons
Jamie Sams / Paperback / Published 1994
Synopsis: A celebrated Native American author conveys the true spirit of Native American ways of knowing in these heartfelt meditations, poems, stories, and lessons. In 364 daily offerings organized according to the cycles of the moon, Sams offers stirring insights into the spirituality of the earth.
(Religion & Spirituality)