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Indian Stories from the Pueblos is a combination of tales of early Pueblo days and stories from 1929, when the book was first published. They were written by Frank Applegate, a New Mexican artist who lived among the Pueblos.
Contains beautiful illustrations from original Pueblo Indian paintings and a foreword by Witter Bynner.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm
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Two children remain in the village of Oraibi at a time of drought when the adults leave the village to search for food. With the help of a magic hummingbird, the children survive but then ask the bird to beg Muy'ingwa, the god of fertility, to restore rainfall to the land.
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In the Truth of a Hopi, Edmund Nequatewa relates the Hopis' myths, legends, belief systems, and oral history. Nequatewa's writings give us a glimpse into the psyche of the Hopi in the way that only a Hopi could. Here you will find not only the traditional oral histories, but stories of how the Hopi resisted sending their children away to enforced boarding schools. A fascinating view of a subtle people.
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American tribal religions volume 10
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ix, 347 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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