BOOKS
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IN PRINT!
From Skyworld to Turtle Island:
Visions of Creation
New publication
featuring full color photographs of contemporary Iroquois artwork featured in
our 2011 exhibition on the Iroquois Creation Story along with one version of the
Creation Story.
Stock #4110
Price: $20.00
The Schoharie Mohawk by John P. Ferguson
A study of the Mohawk people who inhabited
the Schoharie Valley, how they lost their land and their community. Publ. 2009,
softcover, 167 pages
Stock#4096
Price: $23.95
American Indian Intellectuals
of the Nineteenth and early Twentieth Centurys – edited by Margot Liberty
American Indian Medicine by
Virgil J. Vogel
"An essay on the medical aspects of Indian history, folklore, pharmacology,
and botany. A study of the practical and pharmacological bases of treatment and
cure." Publ. 1970, softcover, 578 pages
Stock# 4077
Price: $36.00
American Indian Policy in the
Twentieth Century – edited by Vine Deloria, Jr.
“A fascinating look at the Native American in modern times, from a group of
writers delving into such subjects as ‘Indian Voting,’ ‘Indians and the First
Amendment,’ and ‘The Evolution of Federal Indian Policy Making.’ – Denver Post
``Publ 1985, softcover, 265 pages
Stock# 4299
Price: $19.95
Animal
Speak by Ted Andrews
"Techniques for recognizing and interpreting the signs and omens of the natural
world. A classic reference for anyone wishing to forge a spiritual connection
with the animal world." Publ. 2005, softcover, 383 pages
Stock# 4335
Price: $19.95
Apologies to the Iroquois by Edmund Wilson
Publ. 1992, softcover, 329 pages
Beginning with one of Joseph Mitchell's
excellent New Yorker pieces, "Mohawks in High Steel", as introductory material,
this is the collection of Edmund Wilson's recent series in the same magazine
about the Iroquois Nations. For the Iroquois symbolize to this fine writer the
plight of any sensitive, non-industrial people anywhere in the world, whose way
of life and belief is fast being destroyed by an impersonal machine society.
Wilson visits all the Iroquois Nation tribes (Mohawks, etc.). (Kirkus Reviews)
Stock# 4019
Price: $17.95
Arrowheads & Stone Artifacts
by C.G. Yeager
Practical guide designed especially for amateur archaeologists and people
interested in learning how to study and collect artifacts safely & responsibly.
Softcover, 226 pgs., Publ. 1986
Stock# 4329
Price: $16.95
Before
Albany - An Archaeology of Native-Dutch Relations in the Capital Region
1600-1664 by James W. Bradley
An
exploration of the interaction between Native Americans and the Dutch settlers
living in the Beverwijck settlement, now present-day Albany. Publ.
2007, softcover, 230 pages
Stock#4224
Price: $34.95
Chief Bender's Burden by Tom Swift
Publ. 2008, hardcover, 329 pages
An entertaining, absorbing read. Tom Swift paints a vivid portrait of Charles
Chief Bender, an American Indian who rose to baseball stardom in the early 1900s
and conquered mighty opponents as he silently struggled to cope with the effects
of virulent prejudice. Swift breathes life into a long-dead hero who merits
remembrance. --Tom Stanton, author of Ty and the Babe and The Final
Season
Stock# 4001
Price: $24.95
Chief
of the Chiefs: Louis Rooks Bruce: Mohawk/Sioux, Commissioner of Indian Affairs
and Lobbyist by Jane Richardson
Publ. 2008, softcover, 247 pages
Stock# 4004
Price: 16.95
Children of the Dragonfly –
Native American Voices on Child Custody and education – edited by Robert Bensen
“This is the first anthology to document the struggle for cultural survival
of Native peoples on both sides of the US – Canadian border.”``Publ 2001,
softcover, 280 pages
Stock# 4291
Price: $19.95
The Collected Speeches of Sagoyewatha, or Red
Jacket - edited by Granville Ganter
The first comprehensive collection of the Native American orator’s speeches,
this volume contains more than fifty speeches by one of the most celebrated
Native American diplomats of the nineteenth century. Publ. 2006, hardcover, 317
pages
Stock#4359
Price: $39.95
A Country Between by
Michael N. McConnell
"An excellent account of Indian diplomacy in the late Colonial period in the
Upper Ohio Valley." Publ. 1992, softcover, 357 pages.
Stock# 4357
Price: $24.95
Encyclopedia of
American Indian Costume by Josephine Paterek
“Lavishly illustrated this volume presents the variety of clothing created
by the many North American Indian tribes and looks at its uses, whether
functional or ceremonial.”``Publ. 1994, softcover, 516 pages
Stock# 4250
Price: $23.95
Enduring
Seeds by Gary Paul Nabhan
Fighting Tuscarora - The
Autobiography of Chief Clinton Rickard - Edited by Barbara Graymont
One of the most significant books published on the contemporary American
Indian." Publ. 1973, softcover, 182 pages
Stock# 4095
Price: $19.95
George Washington's War on Native America by Barbara Alice Mann
Publ. 2008, softcover, 247 pages
"[Mann's book] serves as a powerful statement of the native side of a
conflict which has been sugar coated for two centuries. . . . The book should be
required reading for all students seeking to understand the conflict on the
frontier that lasted until the late nineteenth century. Given the extensive
documentation provided, it will serve as an extremely valuable reference for
college students and authors."-Walter Dunn, Journal of Military History (Walter
Dunn Journal of Military History 20080325
Stock# 4087
Price: 17.95
God Is Red
Vine Deloria translates complex Native American spiritual issues into simple
truths
Stock# 4166
Price: $21.95
The History of the Five Indian
Nations
First hand account by Cadwallader Colden in the mid-1700s of the life &
customs of the Iroquois people.
Stock# 4065
Price: $15.95
Identifying Animal Tracks by
Richard Headstrom
A comprehensive guide to the prints & tracks of over 100 species of mammals,
birds, frogs,etc - all common to the eastern US. A special finding key helps
quickly identify the tracks of dozens of common birds & mammals. Softcover, 141
pg., Publ. 1971
Stock# 4288
Price: $9.95
Indian Affairs in Colonial New
York: The Seventeenth Century by Allen W. Trelease
“A most important book…on the history of contacts between American Indians
and the colonial powers….It is a piece of ethnohistorical research and writing
of the best sort.” – William N. Fenton``Publ. 1997, softcover, 379 pages
Stock# 4305
Price: $21.95
Indian Givers by Jack
Weatherford
Discussion of how the cultural, social, & political practices of the Amer.
Indians transformed the world.
Stock#4202
Price: $12.00
Indian Herbalogy of North
America by Alma R. Hutchens
" An illustrated encyclopedic guide to more than 200 medicinal plants found in
North America with descriptions of each plant and directions for usage." Publ.
1973, softcover, 382 pages
Stock# 4104
Price: $19.95
In Mohawk Country - Early
Narratives About a Native People
Collection of principal documentary narratives that reveal the scope of the
complex relationships between the Mohawk and early European settlers.
Stock# 4014
Price: $24.00
In the Hands of the Senecas by
Walter D. Edmunds
"A series of loosely related narratives which present the varying reactions of
pioneer women to being held captive." Publ. 1937, softcover, 213 pages
Stock# 4283
Price: $15.95
Indians and Colonists at the
Crossroads of Empire by Timothy J. Shannon
"Narrative of the Albany Congress, an Anglo-Iroquois treaty conference
called in response to a crisis that threatened imperial expansion." Publ. 2000,
softcover, 268 pages
Stock# 4172
Price: $18.95
The Iroquois by Dean R. Snow
"An accurate , readable general book on the complex prehistory, history, and
culture of the Iroquois." Publ. 1994, softcover, 270 pages
Stock# 4041
Price: $37.95
Iroquois Medical Botany by
James W. Herrick
Compilation of 454 plants, listed by family classification with usage data
collected from about 75 Iroquois authorities.
Stock# 4015
Price: $24.95
Kanatsiohareke by Tom Porter
Traditional Mohawk Indians Return to Their Ancestral Homeland. Publ.
2006, hardcover, 163 pages
Stock#4198
Price: 25.00
Legends of the Iroquois
Master storyteller Tehanetorens (Ray Fadden) presents stories in pictographs
and English translation with illustrations by Kahiones (John Fadden)
Stock# 4021
Price: $9.95
Miko
Kings by LeAnne Howe
Miko Kings
focuses on an Indian baseball team but brings a new understanding of the term
"America's favorite pastime." For tribes in Indian Territory, baseball was an
extension of a sport they'd been playing for centuries before their forced
removal to Indian Territory. Publ. 2006, softcover, 221p.
Stock#4344
Price: $11.95
More than Moccasins by Laurie
Carlson
A kid's activity guide to North American Indian life. Publ. 1994, softcover,
190p.
Stock# 4254
Price: $14.95
Native American Crafts &
Skills by David Montgomery
Desciptions of Native American skills as well as step by step detail - using
over 200 hundred illustrations - how to create all kinds of Native American
handiwork. Softcover, 215 pgs., Publ. 2000
Stock# 4255
Price: $14.95
Native American Dance Steps by
Bessie Evans & May G. Evans
Well-researched book provides details of the varied steps that groups of
Native Americans have used to express their dance ideas. Softcover, 104 pgs.,
Publ. 2003
Stock# 4321
Price: $8.95
Native American Games &
Stories by James Bruchac & Joseph Bruchac
Readers will be able to pore over intriguing
stories, and get to play fun-filled games as they learn how global thought and
beliefs can transcend into their own lives. Publ. 2000, softcover, 82 pages
Stock# 4256
Price: $12.95
Native American Gardening by
Michael J. Caduto & Joseph Bruchac
"...brings the magical world of stories together with the nurturing
experience of gardening" Native stories & hands-on projects. Softcover, 158
pgs., Publ. 1996
Stock# 4257
Price: $15.95
Native Roots by Jack
Weatherford
Focus on the vital roles that Indian civilizations have played in the making
of the United States
Stock# 4203
Price: $12.95
Parker on the Iroquois by
Arthur C. Parker
Three monographs on the Iroquois which are the standard reference for Iroquois
today.
Stock# 4184
Price: $16.95
Primer: The Art of Native
American Beadwork by Susanne Aikman
"how to" for beginning beadworkers. With projects
Stock# 4025
Price: $6.95
Sisters in Spirit by Sally
Roesch Wagner
Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Influence on early American feminists. Publ. 2001,
softcover, 126 pages
Stock# 4282
Price: $9.95
The Six Nations of New York:
The 1892 United States Extra Census
Census bulletin with an introduction by Robert W. Venables
Stock# 4214
Price: $19.95
Skunny Wundy - Seneca Indian
Tales by Arthur C. Parker
Collection of Seneca legends handed down by noted Seneca anthropologist
Arthur C. Parker
Stock# 4013
Price: $17.95
Stan Hill: An Inspiration
Exhibition Catalog honoring the career of Stan Hill, Mohawk antler carver.
82 pages with over 100 black and white photographs.
Stock# 4040
Price: $24.00
To Be Indian: The Life of
Iroquois-Seneca Arthur Caswell Parker by Joy Porter
“Joy Porter’s fascinating biography situates Arthur C. Parker with Seneca
history, fraternalism, the intellectual history of anthropology, and the complex
assertions and presentations of a particular Native self.” – Philip
Deloria``Publ. 2001, hardcover, 309 pages
Stock# 4302
Price: $34.95
Utopian Legacies – A History
of Conquest and Oppression in the Western World by John C. Mohawk
“In a gripping narrative, John Mohawk examines Western history in light of
patterns of utopian thinking that have rationalized religious wars, subjugation
of Indigenous peoples, genocide, slavery, plunder, and campaigns of world
conquest from the time of the ancient Greeks to the present day.”``Publ. 2000,
softcover, 287 pages
Stock# 4072
Price: $14.95
Voice of Indigenous Peoples
Native People address the United Nations in 1993.
Stock# 4158
Price: $12.95
The White Roots of Peace by
Paul A.W. Wallace
Story of the Legend of the Peacemaker and the founding of the Iroquois
Confederacy originally published in 1946
Stock# 4073
Price: $12.95