West Routt Library District

Describes traditional beliefs and worship practices, the consequences of contact with Europeans and other Americans, and the forms of Native American religions take today.

Lake-Thom, who has studied with the elders of many tribes, explains the significance of animal figures as manifestations of good or evil, and shows how we can develop our own powers of awareness and intuition. The first book of its kind, this practical and enlightening resource includes dozens of fascinating animal myths and legends, as well as exercises and activities that draw upon animal powers for guidance, healing, wisdom, and the expansion of...

Five hundred years after Columbus, the old inhabitants of the New World are creating a Native American Renaissance. At the heart of this resurgence are tribal dancers who sustain the community's spiritual and artistic traditions. Every year at hundreds of powwows across the country, master dancers compete in exhibitions of skill and pageantry - largely out of sight of the general public.

"A gallery of ... powwow dancers in full regalia. With personal comments from the dancers about the meaning of powwow in their lives, links with family, tribal and cultural traditions, and the spiritual significance of the drum, the dance, and the song."--Cover

Presents the history of the Native American religions, starting from their roots as tribal religions, and then details the detrimental effects of European colonization, the annihilation of the Native Americans that threatened the religions, and their restoration in the 20th 20th century.

A photo essay on the pan-Indian celebration called a powwow, this particular one being held on the Crow Reservation in Montana.

An original account of the history, legends, and ceremonialism of the Navaho and Pueblo Indians of the Southwest. Following a brief history of the two tribes through the centuries of conquest, the book turns inward to the meaning of Indian legends and rituals--Navaho sings, Pueblo dances, Zuni kachina ceremonies. Enduring still, these rituals and ceremonies express a view of life, of man's place in the creation, which is compared with Taoism and Buddhism--and...

"After a young roadrunner is bitten by a rattlesnake, his feet swell to an enormous size. At first this seems to be a handicap as he stumbles around the desert and nearly ends up as a meal for a coyote. After taking the advice of a wise old tortoise, though, the roadrunner, now called Thunderfoot, undergoes an exercise program, making his legs and wings much stronger than the average roadrunner's. The newly pumped-up Thunderfoot hammers the local...