Introduction -- Defining oral traditions and traditional knowledge -- The seven wise men of the Lenape Nation -- Midwinter with the Haudenosaunee Nation -- The Navajo Nation's quest for harmony -- The Cherokee Nation and the land of blue smoke -- The sacred salmon feast and the Chinook Nation -- The people of the Great Lakes: the Chippewa Nation -- The seven sacred rites of the Sioux Nation -- The three basic laws of the Chumash Nation -- Moving forward -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"The spiritual practices of Native Americans are as diverse and bountiful as the Nations themselves, renowned for their inextricable ties to nature and geographical location. Today, many Indigenous customs are still conflated and misunderstood, even throuogh their influence is seen and felt in every corner of the country."-- page 4 of cover.
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