Author: WHITE DEER OF AUTUMN'
Title: The Native American Book of Knowledge
Description: Beyond Words Publishing, 1992.. (Native People Native Ways Series, Vol 1) 88 p.drawings,, bibliogr. SOFTCOVER: Orig. paperback. On pages 75 and 88 small underlining. VERY GOOD) ¶ RARE AND SOUGHT AFTER The Native American Book of Knowledge The Circle of Life is an American Indian symbol for the Four Directions. The four colors represent the four stages of life, from childhood to old age; the cycle of seasons, from spring to winter; and the four races of people. Each of the Four Directions symbolizes a certain power. In this circle, East is knowledge, South is life, West is the power of change, and North is wisdom. The Native American Book of Knowledge reveals the true history of the American Indian people. ''We Have Always Been Here'' tells of the origins of the People based on their own accounts, scientific theories, and archaeological evidence; and ''Poets, Prophets, and Peacemakers Before Columbus'' introduces the Native American supernatural and cultural heroes of the past. From the creative inspiration of Quetzalcoatl of the Aztecs to the political genius of the Iroquois peacemaker Deganawida, readers will discover the impact these mystical heroes had on our world today.

Keywords: North America Ethnography Anthropology North American Indians South American Indians mythology


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