Our universes -- Ceremony and ritual: life in motion -- Heart of heaven, heart of earth: the Maya worldview -- Keeping the original instructions -- Portfolio: our universes -- Carriers of the dream wheel -- Sacred feline -- Our peoples -- Promises made, promises broken -- Indian education, American education -- Season of struggle -- Alcatraz proclamation -- Portfolio: our peoples -- The land belongs to us -- Our lives -- Coming home -- A new path for the people -- Deer dance -- The radiant curve: Navajo ceremony in contemporary life -- Powwow -- Portfolio: our lives -- Smoke signals -- Dear John Wayne -- Afterword: Our precious place in the universe -- Remember
Summary:
More than three hundred photographs complement a collection of essays by a group of leading native American scholars, writers, tribal leaders, and activists that address such topics as Native American history, philosophy, folkways, culture, artwork, and religion.
