Native Universe

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"It's causefor celebration when a country known for doing wrong to its indigenous peopíes does something right. .. . Objects of great beauty from the museum are mixed with historic prints and scenes from modern Indián culture. Most important, the book retellst American history from the perspective of those who were here first." -The Washington Post 1Prodigious in scope and intimate in detaű, this book, like the museum it celebrates, is a landmark." -Booklist An expressive, informative, and beautifully designed book -Indián Country Today VOICES OF INDIÁN AMERICA Featuring the work of many of our foremost indigenous writers, scholars, and leaders along with a treasure trove of illustrations culled from the collection and archives of the National Museum of the American Indián, this magniftcent volume celebrates the Native peoples of North, Central, and South America: their beliefs and ceremonies, their history, and the lives that they lead today. More than three hundred photographs-... Tovább

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"It's causefor celebration when a country known for doing wrong to its indigenous peopíes does something right. .. . Objects of great beauty from the museum are mixed with historic prints and scenes from modern Indián culture. Most important, the book retellst American history from the perspective of those who were here first." -The Washington Post 1Prodigious in scope and intimate in detaű, this book, like the museum it celebrates, is a landmark." -Booklist An expressive, informative, and beautifully designed book -Indián Country Today VOICES OF INDIÁN AMERICA Featuring the work of many of our foremost indigenous writers, scholars, and leaders along with a treasure trove of illustrations culled from the collection and archives of the National Museum of the American Indián, this magniftcent volume celebrates the Native peoples of North, Central, and South America: their beliefs and ceremonies, their history, and the lives that they lead today. More than three hundred photographs- from arresting century-old portnHts of great chiefs like Sitt ing Bull and Geronimo to full-color photographs of sculpted masks, graceful baskets, ^^^^^^^^^ dazzling beadwork, and much more-comple^^^ ment the powerful voices and revealing Hnk insights of such prominent Native Hjfl^^ American figures as Vine Deloria, v^^^Ynl Louise trdrich, Joy Harjo, ¦W!^\\ / |\ Wilma Mankiller, and N. Scott Momaday, to name only a few J k Á distinguished contribu^^^ f t0rS exP'ore everV asPect vSJ^^diM^Sli^^ Jr j?/ very rich and diverse indigenous cultures of our hemisphere. Vissza