Format:
III, 79 Seiten
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zahlreiche Illustrationen
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27 cm
ISBN:
039564528X
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9780395645284
Content:
"A Braid of Lives weaves the testimony of many Native Americans into a single compelling narrative that celebrates invididuality and variety i Ntive Amerian experience as wel as focusing on the shared traditions and emotions of childhood"--Inside front cover
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
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Introduction / Neil Philip -- The world around us / Louis Two Ravens Irwin -- Crying to the spirits / Sam Blowsnake -- The Great Spirit / George Copway -- How I got my name / Louise Dutchman -- I tried to be like my mother / Pretty-shield -- When we were quite small boys / White Man Runs Him -- The old man / Anonymous man -- We were very poor / Lina Zuñi -- My grandfather / Jim Whitewolf -- This your camp / Anonymous man -- Marching around / Charles James Nowell -- Dolls never appealed to me / Mourning Dove -- We played at getting married / Anna Price -- Morning-stands-up / Maria Chona -- Learning to run / Plenty-coups -- An Indian must always rise early / Charles A. Eastman -- Racing under the sun / Left Handed -- Ah, how we could run / Maria Chona -- Early morning swims / John Rope, Mrs. Andrew Stanley -- We had lots of games / Albert Yava -- Things I was told not to do / John Deer -- I was a wild little girl / Gertrude Bonnin -- Playing war / Black Elk -- Some of the kids would tease me / James Sewid -- Learning to work / Don Talayesva -- Plant something to be your own / Anonymous woman -- The snake / Left Handed -- Treated like a slave / Rosalio Moisés -- Buried alive / Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins -- My new life / Charles A. Eastman -- A white man's name / Lither Standing Bear -- The cutting of my long hair / Gertrude Bonnin -- I wanted to go home / Luther Standing Bear -- I knew the names of the plants and trees / John Rope -- Two boys / Jack Stewart -- The power of a bird / Chris -- The god of the winds / George Copley -- A fast / Sam Blowsnake -- A vision / Black Elk -- Everything is overflowing / Left Handed -- After the evening meal / Charlie Joseph, Sr
Language:
English
Keywords:
Biografie
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