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AMERICAN INDIANS
by William T. Hagan. B&W era photos & drawings. Condition: UNREAD 1993 University of Chicago Press Trade Paperback, third edition. Light shelf wear. Interior clean & tight. Content: Hagan's concise account of Indian-white relations has become one of the standard histories of the subject. For this third edition, Hagan has updated information throughout the book and added a new chapter, "Domestic, Dependent Nations," in which he discusses developments in Native American life in the 1970s and 1980s. In his new bibliographic essay, Hagan surveys recent research and offers suggestions for further reading. "The author has reduced the long story - often as tangled as a five-year-old's fishing line - into a brief, clear, and highly interesting book. . . . A remarkable achievement." Excellent read. Questions encouraged. [1 copy available]
$ 5.59 + shipping.

GAMBLER WAY: Indian Gaming in Mythology, History and Archaeology in North America
by Kathryn Gabriel. B&W drawings and photos illustrate. Condition: NEW 1996 Johnson Books Trade Paperback, first printing. Tiny, tiny edgewear cover corners. Content: Everything old is new again, it seems. The gambling that during the past decade has blossomed on Indian land across America is not, as many assume, a new ruination heaped upon noble savages by a corrupt capitalist culture. Far from it. Rather, gambling is like tobacco -- deeply rooted in the religious and spiritual beliefs of Native North Americans. In this fascinating study, Gabriel not only relays some of the many myths connected with Indian gaming but examines the symbolic importance to Indians of gambling as a way of keeping the cosmic order from descending into chaos. In addition, she scrutinizes the way in which gambling formerly had economic importance for Indians, as a method of wealth redistribution. Amply researched and fluidly written, this is an exemplary and intriguing work of anthropology. Excellent read. Questions encouraged. [1 copy available]
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THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN COLLECTION OF THE LOWE ART MUSEUM
by Lowe Art Museum & University of Miami. B&W and color photos. Condition: 1988 University of Miami - Lowe Art Museum soft cover catalogue, no edition or printing given. If read, it was gently - but there is a name on the inside front cover. Content: Museum catalogue of Lowe Museum exhibition of Native American artifacts. Heavy on Southwestern textiles, but the other tribal regions are also represented, especially the Plains Indians. Questions encouraged. [1 copy available]
$ 32.59 + $ 3.39 media shipping.