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Art, religion, and function are naturally commingled in the beautiful and useful objects created by the native peoples of North America, and these works reflect a tradition that is still alive -- as evidenced by today's Native American artists -- in not thriving. This volume, illustrated with 119 beautiful full-color reproductions provides a unique look at the rich variety of Native American art from centuries past to the present day.
5) Tecumseh
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In 1810, Tecumseh met with William Henry Harrison, then governor of the Indiana Territory. Tecumseh angrily questioned Harrison about dishonest treaties with Native Americans.
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Today in the United States, there are more than five hundred federally-recognized Indigenous nations comprising nearly three million people, descendants of the fifteen million Native people who once inhabited this land. The centuries-long genocidal program of the US settler-colonial regimen has largely been omitted from history. Now historian and activist Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz offers a history of the United States told from the perspective of Indigenous...
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"Odell Borg is an internationally renowned flute maker and flute instructor. In this DVD he presents the next steps in your flute journey. He makes the techniques simple and easy to understand. We all get stuck playing the same melody over & over. Odell shows the ways of varying the playing style and of utilizing new techniques to enhance your flute experience."--Container.
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"This landmark publication catalogues the Art Institute of Chicago's outstanding collection of Indian art of the Americas, one of the foremost of its kind in the United States. Showcasing a host of previously unpublished objects dating from the Precolumbian era to the twentieth century, the book marks the first time these holdings have been comprehensively documented. Richard Townsend and Elizabeth Pope weave an overarching narrative that ranges from...
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Native poetry. In Indians, Roxy Gordon writes: "Poetry is an Indian, / journalism ain't and / proper punctuation ain't. / Circles are Indians / and random lines are Indians. / Straight lines ain't ... / Health food stores try / hard to be Indian. / Living is Indian, / expecting to live forever ain't."
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"Driven by a compulsion that challenges his self-control, the man calling himself Charles Milton prowls the rodeo circuit, hunting young women. For years, he has been meticulous in his methods, abducting, murdering, and disposing of his victims while leaving no evidence of his crimes--or their identities--behind. Indigenous women have become his target of choice, knowing law enforcement's history of ignoring their disappearances. A cold case has just...
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The southwest tribes include the Apache, Navajo, and Pueblo. These tribes are known for their art, architecture, and fierceness in battle. This exciting book captures the richness of these tribes' cultures and provides an in-depth look at the warriors and wars that shaped them.
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