The Locator -- [(subject = "Indians of North America--Social life and customs--Juvenile literature")]

60 records matched your query       

Record 4 | Previous Record | MARC Display | Next Record | Search Results
Author:
James, Trisha, author.
Title:
Native American celebrations and ceremonies / by Trisha James.
Publisher:
Cavendish Square,
Copyright Date:
2023
Description:
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 23 cm.
Subject:
Indians of North America--Social life and customs--Juvenile literature.
Indians of North America--Rites and ceremonies--Juvenile literature.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Summary:
"Native American celebrations are packed with symbolic gestures and intriguing details. A kind of party called a potlatch, staged by native peoples of the Pacific Northwest, was marked by guests receiving gifts, not giving them, and were sometimes observed to get back at an enemy. This . . . volume about a high-interest aspect of native cultures highlights several celebrations like the potlatch as well as ceremonies important to Native Americans across North America"--Provided by publisher.
Series:
The inside guide: celebrating Native American cultures
James, Trisha. Inside guide: celebrating Native American cultures.
ISBN:
166884995X
9781668849958
1502664240
9781502664242
1502664267
9781502664266
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1347116967
LCCN:
2022011788
Locations:
FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)
KOPC446 -- H.J. Nugen Public Library (New London)

Initiate Another SILO Locator Search

This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.