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Civilization of the American Indian volume 67
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237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
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English
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"Ancient Night is a twist on two Nahua traditions: the rabbit which the Feathered Serpent placed on the moon, and the Lord Opossum who ruled the earth when humans were first created, who stole fire from the gods to keep them warm."--
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"As a young Nahua girl in Mexico during the early 1900s, Luz learned how to grind corn in a metate, to twist yarn with her toes, and to weave on a loom. But when the Mexican Revolution came to her village, Luz and her family were forced to flee and start a new life. In Mexico City, Luz became a model for painters, sculptors, and photographers--artists interested in showing the true face of Mexico and not a European version. Through her work Luz found...
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"Award-winning author Duncan Tonatiuh reimagines one of Mexico's cherished legends. Princess Izta had many wealthy suitors but dismissed them all. When a mere warrior, Popoca, promised to be true to her and stay always by her side, Izta fell in love. The emperor promised Popoca if he could defeat their enemy Jaguar Claw, then Popoca and Izta could wed. When Popoca was near to defeating Jaguar Claw, his opponent sent a messenger to Izta saying Popoca...
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Codex black volume 1
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319 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm.
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English
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"Navigate through monsters, mysteries, and the will of the gods with two young extraordinary adventurers in fifteenth-century Mesoamerica as they search for a missing father. Donají is a fearless Zapotec girl who, even though she's only fifteen, is heralded as a hero by her village. In Codex Black, Donají sets out on an adventure -- accompanied by the god that lives inside of her poncho -- to find her missing father. Along the way, she meets a 17-year-old...
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xxix, 627 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm + 1 DVD (27 min. : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.)
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English
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This translation presents two decades of fieldwork in the Sierra Norte de Puebla, Mexico, where native pre-Hispanic pagan beliefs blended with traditional Catholic evangelisation from the 16th century and the more recent intrusion of modernism.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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This illustrated book for children presents poems which explore a Pipil Nahua Indian boy's connection to Mother Earth and how it heals the wounds of racism.
Este libro ilustrado para niños presenta poemas que exploran la conexión de un indio pipil nahua con la Madre Tierra y cómo esta sana las heridas causadas por el racismo.
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