Here are the 162 books about Native Americans and Indians that are in stock as of November 9, 2009 at Ray Boas, Bookseller in Walpole, New Hampshire. I hope you find that elusive title that you would like.  Make a note of the Order No. and please place your order at any time. Thank you, RAY.

1. OF PRIDE AND SPIRIT: NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN ART FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION IN HAWAII, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1981, B&W and color ill., 83pp, fine, wraps (softcover), Catalogue of an exhibition held September 12 - October 25, 1981., (Order No: 31947 ), $35.00

2. Adolf Hungry Wold and Star Hungry Wolf, CHILDREN OF THE CIRCLE, Book Publishing Company, Summertown, TN, (1992), B&W illustrations, 160pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0913990892 A photographic history of Native American children from the late 1800s to 1920., (Order No: 58352 ), $5.00

3. Amsden, Charles Avery (foreword by Frederick Webb Hodge), NAVAHO WEAVING: ITS TECHNIC AND HISTORY, Dover Publications Inc., New York, (1991), B&W illustrations, 263pp, very good, wraps (softcover) small nick bottom of spine, ISBN 0486265374 First published in 1934., (Order No: 57339 ), $7.50

4. Anderson, Gary Clayton, KINSMEN OF ANOTHER KIND: DAKOTA-WHITE RELATIONS IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, 1650-1862, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, (1984), B&W map, 383pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) MARGINALIA ABT 25pp, ISBN 0803210183 This volume shows how the Sioux concept of kinship entered into the tribe's complex social, economic, and political relationshiops with whites., (Order No: 47996 ), $12.50

5. Andrews, Ralph W., INDIAN PRIMITIVE: NORTHWEST COAST INDIANS OF THE FORMER DAYS, Bonanza Books, New York, orig pub 1960, B&W illustrations, 175pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 1555 ), $6.00

6. Andrews, Ralph W., INDIANS: AS THE WESTERNERS SAW THEM, Bonanza Books, New York, orig pub 1963, over 200 B&W ill., 176pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0517129787 The author presents accounts of people who saw, felt, and heard the Indians whose lands they had invaded and usurped, whose lives they had disturbed and ruined. More than a hundred years after the settling of the northern plains these pioneer accounts lend authentic color and value to the tribesmen., (Order No: 15513 ), $12.50

7. Aripa, Lawrence; Yellowtail, Tom; and, other elders (as told by) (edited by Rodney Frey), STORIES THAT MAKE THE WORLD: ORAL LITERATURE OF THE INDIAN PEOPLES OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, (1995) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 264pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0806127104 An anthology of contemporary Native American literature., (Order No: 30453 ), $15.00

8. Baars, Donald L., NAVAJO COUNTRY - A GEOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY OF THE FOUR CORNERS REGION, Univ. of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM, (1996), B&W illustrations, 255pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0826315879 Explores the country roughly encompassed by the Navajo Nation in the Four Corners of the American Southwest., (Order No: 57778 ), $20.00

9. Bailey, Garrick; and Swan, Daniel C. (with contributions by John W. Nunley and E. Sean StandingBear), ART OF THE OSAGE, Univ. of Washington Press, Seattle, WA, (2004) 1st ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 221pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0295983876 The first comprehensive presentation of the art of the Osage people exploring the interconnections among their material culture, social organization, cosmology, aesthetics, and rituals., (Order No: 57308 ), $27.50

10. Baldwin, John, BOWS ARROWS & QUIVERS OF THE AMERICAN FRONTIER, Early American Artistry, Trading Co., West Olive, MI, 1999, B&W and color illustrations, 96pp, fine, blue pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0965114635, (Order No: 56865 ), $75.00

11. Barnes, Annie Maria, MATOUCHON: A STORY OF INDIAN CHILD LIFE, American Sunday-School Union, Philadelphia, PA, 1895, B&W illustrations, 316pp, very good, pictorial cloth (hardcover), This work gives faithful and graphic delineations of wigwam and tribal life among American Indians, and of customs and habits that will soon cease to exist, and be known only in history., (Order No: 19767 ), $45.00

12. Baxter, Paula A., SOUTHWEST SILVER JEWELRY - WITH PRICE GUIDE, Schiffer Publishing Co., Atglen, PA, (2001) 1st ptg, color illustrations, 208pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0764312448 Examines the first century of Navajo and Pueblo metal jewelry-making in the American Southwest beginning in the late 1860s., (Order No: 57028 ), $40.00

13. Blackhawk, Ned [Ned Blackhawk], VIOLENCE OVER THE LAND: INDIANS AND EMPIRES IN THE EARLY AMERICAN WEST, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, (2006), 372pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 9780674027206 Blackhawk chronicles two centuries of Indian and imperial history., (Order No: 58284 ), $15.00

14. Blue, Martha, INDIAN TRADER: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF J. L. HUBBELL, KIVA Publishing, Inc., Walnut, CA, (2000) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 356pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1885772173 From the late 1870's until 1930, Juan Lorenzo Hubbell traded at Ganado, Arizona, in Navajo country. While Euro-Americans viewed him as the dean of Indian traders in the Southwest, Navajo sentiment varied., (Order No: 57240 ), $25.00

15. Boas, Franz; Powell, J. W.; Holder, Preston (edited by), INTRODUCTION TO HANDBOOK OF AMERICAN INDIAN LANGUAGES AND INDIAN LINGUISTIC FAMILIES OF AMERICA NORTH OF MEXICO, Univ. of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, (1968), 221pp, very good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 49935 ), $5.00

16. Bolz, Peter and Sanner, Hans-Ulrich, NATIVE AMERICAN ART - THE COLLECTIONS OF THE ETHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM BERLIN, Univ. of Washington Press, Seattle, WA, (1999), B&W and color illustrations, 240pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0295979542, (Order No: 58389 ), $15.00

17. Bonfanti, Leo, THE PEQUOT-MOHICAN WAR, Pride Publications Inc., Wakefield, MA, 1971, 64pp, very good, wraps (softcover), The Pequot-Mohican War of 1637 is one of the most important chapters in the early history of New England., (Order No: 40202 ), $5.00

18. Branch, E. Douglas (introduction by J. Frank Dobie), THE HUNTING OF THE BUFFALO, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, (1969) 3rd ptg, 240pp, very good, wraps (softcover), First published in 1962., (Order No: 48178 ), $4.50

19. Brown, W. Norman, THE STORY OF KALAKA, Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1933, 15 B&W plates, 149pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), Texts, History, Legends, and Miniature Paintings of the Svetambara Jain Hagiographical Work - The Kalakacaryakatha., (Order No: 4798 ), $35.00

20. Bulow, Ernie (foreword by Tony Hillerman), NAVAJO TABOOS, Buffalo Medicine Books, Gallup, NM, 1991, B&W illustrations, 216pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0914001019, (Order No: 57442 ), $9.00

21. Bulow, Ernie (foreword by Tony Hillerman), NAVAJO TABOOS, Buffalo Medicine Books, Gallup, NM, 1991, ill. by Ernest Franklin, 216pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0914001019, (Order No: 58345 ), $10.00

22. Burland, Cottie, NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN MYTHOLOGY, Paul Hamlyn, London, (1965), over 100 B&W ill, 24pp color, 153pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 3148 ), $7.50

23. Butterworth, Hezekiah, LITTLE METACOMET, OR THE INDIAN PLAYMATE, Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., New York, (1904), B&W illustrations, 147pp, very good, decorated brown cloth (hardcover), "The life of an Indian boy, son of King Philip, in the woods of New England." Nice clean, tight and bright copy., (Order No: 50658 ), $20.00

24. Caduto, Michael J. (illustrated by Adelaide Tyrol), A TIME BEFORE NEW HAMPSHIRE: THE STORY OF A LAND AND NATIVE PEOPLES, Univ. of New Hampshire, Hanover, NH, (2003) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 265pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1584651857 "Conveys the culture of the Abenaki and their ancestors.", (Order No: 58130 ), $14.50

25. Calloway, Colin G., THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION IN INDIAN COUNTRY: CRISIS AND DIVERSITY IN NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES, Cambridge University Press, Cambrigde, (1995), B&W illustrations, 327pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0521471494 This study presents the first broad coverage of Indian experiences in the Revolution rather than of Indian participation as allies or enemies of contending parties., (Order No: 54413 ), $6.00

26. Calloway, Colin G. (compiled and with an introduction by), NORTH COUNTRY CAPTIVES: SELECTED NARRATIVES OF INDIAN CAPTIVITY FROM VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE, Univ. Press of New England, Hanover, NH, (1992) 2nd ptg, 160pp, fine, wraps (softcover) signed by the author, ISBN 0874515823 The eight narratives selected provide a clearer understanding of the nature of captive taking., (Order No: 56872 ), $20.00

27. Calloway, Colin G., THE WESTERN ABENAKIS OF VERMONT, 1600-1800 - WAR, MIGRATION, AND THE SURVIVAL OF AN INDIAN PEOPLE, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, (1994), 346pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0806125683, (Order No: 56980 ), $15.00

28. Campbell, Tyrone; Kopp, Joel; and, Kopp, Kate, NAVAJO PICTORIAL WEAVING 1880-1950 - FOLK ART IMAGES OF NATIVE AMERICANS, Dutton Studio Books, New York, (1991) 1st ed, color illustrations, 128pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0525485899 The history of Navajo weaving has been well documented., (Order No: 57098 ), $10.00

29. Capone, Patricia and Drooker, Penelope Ballard, MAKERS AND MARKETS: THE WRIGHT COLLECTION OF TWENTIETH-CENTURY NATIVE AMERICAN ART, Peabody Museum of Archealogy, Cambridge, MA, 1998, B&W and color illustrations, 176pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0873658256, (Order No: 57681 ), $14.50

30. Carney, Virginia Moore, EASTERN BAND CHEROKEE WOMEN: CULTURAL PERSISTENCE IN THEIR LETTERS AND SPEECHES, Univ. of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, TN, (2005) 1st ed, 230pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1572333324 Analyzes how the women of the Eastern Band served as honored members of the tribe., (Order No: 57426 ), $27.50

31. Chapman, Neil, SANTA CLARA PORTRAITS - A PROUD TRADITION, Avanyu Passage, Buena Park, CA, (1999) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 120pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) signed by the author, ISBN 0967385008 "This book presents photographic fine art portraits of Native American Indian artists from Santa Clara Pueblo in northern New Mexico." Signed by the author on the half-title page. Unread copy that I took out of the original shrink wrap to catalogue., (Order No: 57210 ), $325.00

32. Churchill Ward and Wall, Jim Vander, AGENTS OF REPRESSION: THE FBI'S SECRET WARS AGAINST THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY AND THE AMERICAN INDIAN MOVEMENT, South End Press, Boston, MA, (1990), B&W illustrations, 509pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0896082938, (Order No: 58231 ), $11.50

33. Churchill, Ward, ACTS OF REBELLION - THE WARD CHURCHILL READER, Routledge, New York, (2003) 1st ptg, 483pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0415931568 Brings together his most important writings covering basic American Indian concerns., (Order No: 58286 ), $17.50

34. Churchill, Ward (preface by Haunani-Kay Trask), SINCE PREDATOR CAME: NOTES FROM THE STRUGGLE FOR AMERICAN INDIAN LIBERATION, Aigis Publications, Littleton, CO, (1995), 424pp, fine, green cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, ISBN 1883930049, (Order No: 58291 ), $12.00

35. Coe, Ralph T. (edited by Irene Gordon; photographs by Bobby Hansson), LOST AND FOUND TRADITIONS: NATIVE AMERICAN ART 1965-1985, The Amer. Federation of Arts, New York, (1986), B&W and color illustrations, 288pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0917418786 This book has been published in conjunction with the exhibition Lost and Found Traditions: Native American Art 1965-1985, which was organized by the American Federation of Arts. This exhibition records journeys into the American Indian world made during most of a decade., (Order No: 23138 ), $25.00

36. Correll, J. Lee, THROUGH WHITE MEN'S EYES: A CONTRIBUTION TO NAVAJO HISTORY - SIX VOLUME SET COMPLETE - VOLUME I, II, III, IV, V, AND VI, Navajo Heritage Center, Window Rock, AZ, 1979, B&W illustrations, fine, dark brown cloth spines (hardcover), ISBN 0894172913 Volume I, (1979) 1st ptg, 516pp; ISBN 0894172921 Volume II, (1979) 1st ptg, 453pp; ISBN 089417293X Volume III, (1979) 1st ptg, 539pp; ISBN 0894172948 Volume IV, (1979) 1st ptg, 415pp; ISBN 0894172956 Volume V, (1979) 1st ptg, 574pp; and, ISBN 0894172964 Volume VI, (1970) 1st ptg, 330pp. "A CHRONOLOGICAL RECORD OF THE NAVAJO PEOPLE FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE TREATY OF JUNE 1, 1868.", (Order No: 56660 ), $450.00

37. Coulter, Lane (edited by), NAVAJO SADDLE BLANKETS: TEXTILES TO RIDE IN THE AMERICAN WEST, Museum of New Mexico Press, Santa Fe, NM, (2002) 1st ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 144pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0890134065 "Featuring the Collection of the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture." "Navajo saddle blankets are amoung the most under appreciated art forms in the American Southwest, the Cinderella of Navajo textiles." UNCOMMON IN HARDCOVER,, (Order No: 56963 ), $150.00

38. Covington, James W., THE SEMINOLES OF FLORIDA, University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL, (1993) 3rd ptg, 379pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 081301204X, (Order No: 56464 ), $5.00

39. Crozier-Hogle, Lois and Wilson, Darryl Babe (photographs by Giuseppe Saitta; edited by Jay Leibold; foreword by Greg Sarris), SURVIVING IN TWO WORLDS: CONTEMPORARY NATIVE AMERICAN VOICES, University of Texas Press, Austin, TX, (1998) 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 260pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0292746954 This volume brings together the voices of twenty-six Native American leaders. The interviewees come from a varitey of tribal backgrounds and include such national figures as Oren Lyons, Arvol Looking Horse, John Echohawk, William Demmert, Clifford Trafzer, Greg Sarris, and Roxanne Swentzell., (Order No: 50918 ), $10.00

40. Curtis, Edward S., INDIAN DAYS OF THE LONG AGO - INDIAN LIFE AND LORE, Tamarack Press, n.p., (1975), B&W illustrations, 225pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0913668451 Originally published in 1915., (Order No: 58351 ), $6.00

41. Cushing, Frank Hamilton (as written by); Wright, Barton (edited and illustrated by), THE MYTHIC WORLD OF THE ZUNI, Univ. of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM, (1992) 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 167pp, fine, wraps (softcover) faint crease on rear cover, ISBN 0826313876 First recorded over a hundred years ago by Frank Hamilton Cusing, these tales have remained buried in an 1891 bureau of American Ethnology report., (Order No: 57125 ), $15.00

42. Cushing, Frank Hamilton (recorded and translated by) (with an introduction by J. W. Powell), ZUNI FOLK TALES, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1901 1st ed, B&W frontis, 474pp, good, olive green cloth (hardcover) light edgewear, (Order No: 58201 ), $100.00

43. Daniels, Thomas E. (edited by Kathleen Rowlands) (illustrated by Peg Armitage), VERMONT INDIANS, published by the author, Orwell, VT, (1963) 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 64pp, very good+, wraps (softcover) owner's name, "The main purpose of this book is to make Vermonters and other interested people aware of the prehistoric and historic Indian cultures that flourished in this area, some of which date back to several centuries B.C.", (Order No: 55047 ), $17.50

44. Davis, Andrew McFarland, THE JOURNEY OF MONCACHT-APE, Ye Galleon Press, Fairfield, WA, 1966, 55pp, good, salmon colored cloth (hardcover), limited to 568 copies, A study of a possible trans-continental journey told by a middle aged Indian of the Yazoo tribe about the year 1700, more than a century before Lewis & Clark actually made such a traverse., (Order No: 29447 ), $12.50

45. Day, Jonathan S., TRADITIONAL HOPI KACHINAS: A NEW GENERATION OF CARVERS, Northland Publishing, Flagstaff, AZ, (2000), color illustrations, 122pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0873587405 Displays kachinas found on store shelves, musuems and in Hopi homes with an in-depth look at the differences between contemporary dolls made for collectors and traditional kachinas made for ceremonial use., (Order No: 57596 ), $25.00

46. Deam, Chas. C., TREES OF INDIANA (FIRST REVISED EDITION), Fort Wayne Printing Company, Fort Wayne, IN, 1921, B&W illustrations, 317pp, very good, dark green cloth (hardcover) owner's name, The Department of Conservation, State of Indiana, Publication No. 13., (Order No: 58001 ), $35.00

47. Donnelly, Joseph P. (translated by and intro), WILDERNESS KINGDOM - INDIAN LIFE IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS 1840-1847: THE JOURNAL & PAINTING OF FATHER NICOLAS POINT, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, (1967) 2nd ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 274pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), "Indian Life in the Rocky Mountains, 1840-1847.", (Order No: 1160 ), $17.50

48. Dubin, Lois Sherr (photography by Kiyoshi Togashi), JESSE MONONGYA: OPAL BEARS AND LAPIS SKIES - AMERICAN INDIAN MASTER JEWELERS, Hudson Hills Press, New York, (2002) 1st ed, color illustrations, 182pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0966938283 Jesse Monongya is one of the finest Native American jewelers alive, and his jewelry is fully described here for the first time., (Order No: 57105 ), $30.00

49. Duncan, Kate C., 1001 CURIOUS THINGS - YE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP AND NATIVE AMERICAN ART, Univ. of Washington Press, Seattle, WA, (2000), B&W illustrations, 273pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0295980109 "Throughout the twentieth century a visit to Seattle mandated a stop in Ye Old Curiosity Shop, where in the reassuring familiarity of a jumble of curios the inquisitive visitor could encounter the world of the unfamiliar and the exotic at a safe and comfortable distance...", (Order No: 58391 ), $15.00

50. Eggan, Fred, THE AMERICAN INDIAN - PERSPECTIVES FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL CHANGE, Aldine Publishing Company, Chicago, IL, (1969) 2nd ptg, 193pp, good, green cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), (Order No: 44843 ), $5.00

51. Egloff, Keith and Woodward, Deborah, FIRST PEOPLE: THE EARLY INDIANS OF VIRGINIA, University of Virginia Press, Charlottesville, VA, (1997) 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 68pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0813914744, (Order No: 58339 ), $7.50

52. Engels, Mary Tate (editor) (foreword by Sallie Lippincott Wagner), TALES FROM WIDE RUINS - JEAN AND BILL COUSINS, TRADERS, Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock, TX, (1996) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 244pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0896723682 Insight into life in the early 1900s in the part of the West known as Indian country. The Cousins spent a lifetime in the Indian trading business and they also aided in the development of the Wide Ruins rug, encouraging the area Navajo weavers to use entirely vegetal dyes to recreate the glorious natural colors of the desert., (Order No: 57597 ), $15.00

53. Erickson, Winston P., SHARING THE DESERT - THE TOHONO O'ODHAM IN HISTORY, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ, (2003), 182pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0816523525, (Order No: 58350 ), $6.00

54. Espinosa, J. Manuel (translated, edited, and with an introduction by), THE PUEBLO INDIAN REVOLT OF 1696 AND THE FRANCISCAN MISSIONS IN NEW MEXICO, Univ. of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, (1991), 313pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0806123656 "Letters of the Missionaries and Related Documents.", (Order No: 58135 ), $10.00

55. Faris, James C., NAVAJO AND PHOTOGRAPHY: A CRITICAL HISTORY OF THE REPRESENTATION OF AN AMERICAN PEOPLE, University of New Mexico Pr., Albuquerque, NM, (1996) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 392pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0826317251 "This thorough critical examination of photographic practices calls attention to the inability of most photography to communicate the lived experiences of native people or their history.", (Order No: 57242 ), $25.00

56. Faulk, Odie B., THE GERONIMO CAMPAIGN, Oxford University Press, New York, (1969), B&W illustrations, 245pp, very good, red cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), (Order No: 3346 ), $8.00

57. Fisher, Nora (compiled and edited by), RIO GRANDE TEXTILES - A NEW EDITION OF SPANISH TEXTILE TRADITION OF NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO, Museum of New Mexico Press, Santa Fe, NM, (1994), B&W and color illustrations, 196pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0890132666 Presents 125 of the finest examples of historical and contemporary Hispanic weaving., (Order No: 57238 ), $25.00

58. Frank, Larry and Harlow, Francis H. (photographs by Bernard Lopez), HISTORIC POTTERY OF THE PUEBLO INDIANS 1600-1880, Schiffer Publishing Co., West Chester, PA, (1990) 2nd ed, B&W and color illustrations, 160pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0887402275 Pottery was to the Pueblo Indians what wood carving was to the Northwest Indians, and bead and quillwork to Indians of the Plains. Pueblo pottery of the Historic period, made from about 1600, when the Spanish arrived in the Southwest, to about 1880, is the least known and most handsome., (Order No: 57097 ), $25.00

59. Frisbie, Charlotte Johnson, KINAALDA: A STUDY OF THE NAVAHO GIRL'S PUBERTY CEREMONY, University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City, UT, (1993), B&W illustrations, 437pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0874804221 Kinaalda, the ceremony associated with the onset of a girl's puberty, is an important Navajo rite within the Blessingway complex., (Order No: 55701 ), $10.00

60. Furst, Jill Leslie, MOJAVE POTTERY, MOJAVE PEOPLE - THE DILLINGHAM COLLECTION OF MOJAVE CERAMICS, School of American Research, Santa Fe, NM, (2001), color illustrations, 240pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0933452659, (Order No: 57594 ), $8.00

61. Garfield, Viola E., MEET THE TOTEM, Sitka Printing Company, Sitka, Alaska, 1967 5th ptg, drawings by George Fedoroff, 54pp, very good, wraps (softcover), First published in 1951. "The why and how of Totems" along with their symbolism, (Order No: 50506 ), $7.50

62. Gearing, Frederick O., THE FACE OF THE FOX, Aldine Publishing Company, Chicago, IL, (1970), B&W illustrations, 165pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), A BOOK ABOUT AMERICAN INDIANS, WHITE MEN, THE CULTURAL TRADITIONS THAT SEPARATE THEM, AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THEIR ESTRANGEMENT. This book presents a selective description of one Indian community, the Fox Indians who live just outside Tama, Iowa., (Order No: 50997 ), $5.00

63. Glubok, Shirley, THE ART OF THE WOODLAND INDIANS, Macmillan Publishing Co., New York, (1976) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 48pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) NOT Ex-Lib, ISBN 0027364402 A survey of the art and crafts of the forest-dwelling Indians of northern Atlantic seaboard and Great Lakes Region. Juvenile Literature., (Order No: 49467 ), $15.00

64. Gonyea, Ray (Guest Curator), ART OF THE SEVENTH GENERATION: IROQUOIS SYMBOLS ON CANVAS AND PAPER, Roberson Center for the Arts, Binghamton, NY, 1986, B&W and color illustrations, 48pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), Catalogue of an exhibition organized at the Roberson Center for the Arts and Sciences May 11, 1986 - July 13, 1986., (Order No: 49054 ), $50.00

65. Gridley, Marion E. (illustrated by Lone Wolf), INDIANS OF YESTERDAY, M. A. Donohue & Company, Chicago, IL, (1940), color illustrations, 63pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A recognized authority on Indian legend, culture and customs, the author tells in a most fascinating manner interesting facts about "the people" who were the ancestors of our Indians today. Illustrated by the noted Lone Wolf, and outstanding Blackfoot Indian., (Order No: 56001 ), $12.50

66. Grimes, John R.; Feest, Christian F.; and Curran, Mary Lou (foreword by Dan L. Monroe), UNCOMMON LEGACIES - NATIVE AMERICAN ART FROM THE PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM, Univ. of Washington Press, Seattle, WA, (2002), B&W and color illustrations, 272pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0295982403 The Peabody Essex Museum has one of the most important collections of early Native American art in this country., (Order No: 57243 ), $60.00

67. Grinnell, George Bird (foreword by Omer C. Stewart), BY CHEYENNE CAMPFIRES, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, (1971), B&W illustrations, 305pp, very good++, wraps (softcover) owner's inscription, ISBN 0803257465 First published in 1926., (Order No: 40320 ), $5.00

68. Haines, Francis, THE NEZ PERCES: TRIBESMEN OF THE COLUMBIA PLATEAU, Univ. of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, (1955) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 329pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Possessing great military prowess, yet inclined to peace, the Nez Perces were the wilderness nobility of the Pacific Northwest and one of the most exceptional Indian tribes in North America. In this interesting history of a unique people, the author has given us the most comprehensive account which has yet been written about them, a task for which he is preeminently qualified., (Order No: 17431 ), $20.00

69. Hanauer, Elsie V., DOLLS OF THE INDIANS - A BOOK OF KACHINA EFFIGIES, A. S. Barnes and Company, New York, (1970), B&W illustrations, 128pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0498075362 This is the story of the religious ceremonies of the Hopi Indians, who still live in 20th-century Arizona in much the same way as did their ancestors., (Order No: 48361 ), $15.00

70. Hand, Richard A., A BOOKMAN'S GUIDE TO THE INDIANS OF THE AMERICAS, The Scarecrow Press, Inc., Metuchen, NJ, 1989, 750pp, fine, brown cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket as published, ISBN 0810821826 A Compilation of Over 10,000 Catalogue Entries with Prices and Annotations, Both Bibliographical and Descriptive., (Order No: 49866 ), $45.00

71. Harvey, Byron, RITUAL IN PUEBLO ART: HOPI LIFE IN HOPI PAINTING, Mus. of the Amer. Indian, New York, 1970, B&W and color illustrations, 84pp, plates, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) inscribed by the author, CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN HEYE FOUNDATION VOL. XXIV. Paintings examining Hopi life as viewed through the eyes of four young Hopi men, all of whom had lived both on and off the Reservation, and reflect a variety of interpretations and interests., (Order No: 38876 ), $60.00

72. Hedren, Paul L. (edited by), THE GREAT SIOUX WAR 1876-77: THE BEST FROM MONTANA THE MAGAZINE OF WESTERN HISTORY, Montana Historical Society, Helena, (1991), B&W illustrations, 293pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0917298241, (Order No: 7223 ), $7.50

73. Hegemann, Elizabeth Compton (introduction by Jesse L. Nusbaum), NAVAHO TRADING DAYS, Univ. of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM, (1963) 5th ptg, B&W illustrations, 388pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0826309720 In the 1920s and 1930s Elizabeth Compton Hegemann traveled and resided in northeastern Arizona and later worked as an Indian trader at the nearly inaccessible Shonto Trading Post. This book is a record of 318 of her photographs showing everyday Indian life on the Navaho and Hopi reservations., (Order No: 56924 ), $15.00

74. Henkes, Robert, NATIVE AMERICAN PAINTERS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY - THE WORKS OF 61 ARTISTS, McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, NC, (1995), B&W and color illustrations, 219pp, fine, light blue cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0786400927 "The book reveals and describes the works of Native American painters. The works included are by and large contemporary, though some artists of the traditional style are also represented., (Order No: 57202 ), $40.00

75. Henry, Thomas R., WILDERNESS MESSIAH: THE STORY OF HIAWATHA AND THE IROQUOIS, Bonanza Books, New York, orig pub 1955, 285pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 051713019X An interpretation of the Iroquois Indians' many-sided genius-thier talent for government, their ways in war, their conduct in family living, their religious beliefs. Throughout the book the real Hiawatha-not Longfellow's fictional brave-is a symbol of this genius, for it was he who persuaded the Iroquoian tribes to settle their suicidal differences and unite in the Great Peace of the 15th Century., (Order No: 11053 ), $5.00

76. Hill, Tom and Hill, Richard W. (edited by), CREATION'S JOURNEY: NATIVE AMERICAN IDENTITY AND BELIEF, Smithsonian Institution Pr., Washington, (1994), B&W and color illustrations, 256pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1560984538 This book draws on the vast collections of the National Museum of the American Indian to retell stories of native life from the Arctic to Tierra del Fuego and from childhood to old age., (Order No: 23132 ), $12.50

77. Inverarity, Robert Bruce, ART OF THE NORTHWEST COAST INDIANS, University of California Pr., Berkeley, CA, (1978) 7th ptg, B&W illustrations, 243pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0520005953 First published in 1950., (Order No: 1208 ), $8.50

78. Jacka, Lois Essary (written by); Jacka, Jerry (photographs by), ART OF THE HOPI: CONTEMPORARY JOURNEYS ON ANCIENT PATHWAYS, Northland Publishing, Flagstaff, AZ, (1998) 1st ptg, color illustrations, 165pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 087358628X A most comprehensive book about Hopi art., (Order No: 56931 ), $100.00

79. James, George Wharton, INDIAN BLANKETS AND THEIR MAKERS, Dover Publications, Inc., New York, (1974), B&W and color illustrations, 213pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0486230686 First published in 1920., (Order No: 56681 ), $12.00

80. Jennings, Francis; Fenton, William. N.; Druke, Mary A.; and Miller, David R. (editors), THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF IROQUOIS DIPLOMACY, Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, NY, 1985 1st ed, 278pp, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover) owner inscrip, ISBN 0815622716 "An Interdisciplinary Guide to the Treaties of the Six Nations and Their League." Iroquois treaty-making has had enormous significance in American history, even to the present day. This book brings the research of negotiantions carried on by the Dutch, English, French, and Americans with the Iroquois to a new level of sophistication., (Order No: 54987 ), $20.00

81. Jones, Charles; Iacopi, Robert L.; Fontana, Bernard L. (editors), LOOK TO THE MOUNTAIN TOP, H. M. Gousha Co., San Jose, CA, (1972), B&W and color illustrations, 121pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 5312 ), $12.00

82. Jones, Douglas C., THE COURT-MARTIAL OF GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, (1976) 4th ptg, 291pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0684147386, (Order No: 4423 ), $3.00

83. Judd, Barbara (compiled by); Nesbit, M. Joanne (edited by), BROWN COUNTY'S ART COLONY - THE EARLY YEARS, Nana's Books, Nashville, IN, (1993), 87pp, fine, wraps (softcover), Early history of this Indiana art colony., (Order No: 58195 ), $30.00

84. Karasik, Carol (text by); Foxx, Jeffrey Jay (photographs by), THE TURQUOISE TRAIL: NATIVE AMERICAN JEWELRY AND CULTURE OF THE SOUTHWEST, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, (1993), B&W and color illustrations, 216pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0810938693 Describes the landscape of the ancient turquoise trade routes and affirms the inextinguishable vitality of ancient traditions., (Order No: 57025 ), $40.00

85. Katz, Jane B. (edited by) (foreword by Dee Brown), THIS SONG REMEMBERS: SELF-PORTRAITS OF NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE ARTS, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, 1980, B&W illustrations, 207pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 039529522X In this exciting anthology, twenty gifted Native Americans speak about their work and their lives., (Order No: 20227 ), $7.00

86. Ketchum, William C., Jr., COLLECTING THE WEST: COWBOY, INDIAN, SPANISH AMERICAN, AND MINING MEMORABILIA, Crown Publishers, Inc., New York, (1993} 1st ed, color illustrations, 174pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0517578077, (Order No: 1301 ), $8.50

87. King, J. C. H., FIRST PEOPLE - FIRST CONTACTS: NATIVE PEOPLES OF NORTH AMERICA, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1999, B&W and color illustrations, 288pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0674626559 "A tapestry of Native American life reaching back to the earliest human records.", (Order No: 57341 ), $10.00

88. Koenig, Harriet and Koenig, Seymour H., NAVAJO WEAVING, NAVAJO WAYS, The Katonah Gallery, Katonah, NY, (1986), B&W and color illustrations, 40pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0915171031 The catalogue of an exhibition held at The Katonah Gallery, March 16 through May 25, 1986., (Order No: 49661 ), $25.00

89. Konstantin, Phil, THIS DAY IN NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY, Da Capo Press, Cambridge, MA, (2002), B&W illustrations, 456pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0306811707 Important dates in the history of North America's native peoples for every calendar day., (Order No: 57811 ), $12.50

90. Kosik, Fran, NATIVE ROADS - THE COMPLETE MOTORING GUIDE TO THE NAVAJO AND HOPI NATIONS, Treasure Chest Books, Tucson, AZ, (1996), B&W illustrations, 292pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1887896163 Self-guided road tours featuring the history, geology & native cultures of Northern Arizona., (Order No: 57466 ), $4.00

91. Kroeber, Theodora (foreword by Oliver La Farge), THE INLAND WHALE, Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN, (1959), ill. by Joseph Crivy, 205pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), These nine stories from the California Indians emphasize the common nature of men and women., (Order No: 41427 ), $7.50

92. Lesser, Alexander, THE PAWNEE GHOST DANCE HAND GAME: GHOST DANCE REVIVAL AND ETHNIC IDENTITY, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, (1996), 340pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0803279655 Originally written in 1932 and based on field research among the Pawnees in 1929-31. The present edition includes a foreword and an expanded bibliography to the original text. Dedicated to Franz Boas (my great-grandfather)., (Order No: 47492 ), $5.00

93. Lewis, Thomas M. N. and Kneberg, Madeline, TRIBES THAT SLUMBER: INDIANS OF THE TENNESSEE REGION, Univ. of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, TN, (1982) 7th ptg, ill. by Madeline Kneberg, 196pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0870490214 First published in 1958. The story of the region's ancient and earliest people., (Order No: 33595 ), $6.00

94. Lieder, Michael and Page, Jake, WILD JUSTICE: THE PEOPLE OF GERONIMO VS. THE UNITED STATES, Random House, New York, (1997) 1st ed, 321pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0679451838 A detailed history of an Apache band tested in battle and in the courtroom., (Order No: 35006 ), $12.00

95. Lincoln, Louise (edited by), SOUTHWEST INDIAN SILVER FROM THE DONEGHY COLLECTION, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN, (1982), B&W illustrations, 189pp, fine w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0292724403 Produced in conjunction with the exhibition FINISHED IN BEAUTY: SOUTHWEST INDIAN SILVER FROM THE DONEGHY COLLECTION, this is a detailed catalogue of all 875 objects in the collection, a bibliography, and a glossary of terms., (Order No: 57515 ), $50.00

96. Linford, Laurance D., NAVAJO PLACES: HISTORY, LEGEND, LANDSCAPE - A PLACE-NAME GUIDE TO NAVAJOLAND, University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City, UT, (2000), 353pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0874806240 A narrative of important palces on and near the Navajo Reservation, with notes on their significance to Navajo Culture and History., (Order No: 58394 ), $14.50

97. Lismer, M., SENECA SPLINT BASKETRY - IROQUOIS REPRINTS, Iroqrafts, Ltd, Ontario, Canada, (1982), B&W illustrations, 40pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0919645046 Originally published by Education division, US Office of Indian Affairs, 1941 - Indian Handcraft Pamphlets 4., (Order No: 48907 ), $12.00

98. Loh, Jules (foreword by Peter MacDonald), LORDS OF THE EARTH - A HISTORY OF THE NAVAJO INDIANS, Crowell-Collier Press, New York, (1971) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 164pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 46928 ), $7.50

99. Lummis, Charles F. (introduction by Robert F. Gish), PUEBLO INDIAN FOLK-STORIES, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, (1992), 257pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0803279388, (Order No: 58353 ), $6.00

100. Lyford, Carrie A. (edited by Willard W. Beatty), IROQUOIS CRAFTS, United States Indian Service, n.p., 1957 printing, B&W illustrations, 97pp, good, wraps (softcover), First published in 1945. Indian Handcrafts - 6, (Order No: 32478 ), $10.00

101. Margolin, Malcolm (edited with commentary by), THE WAY WE LIVED: CALIFORNIA INDIAN REMINISCENCES, STORIES AND SONGS, Heyday Books, Berkeley, CA, (1981), B&W illustrations, 209pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0930588045, (Order No: 57338 ), $3.00

102. Martin, Fran (retold by), RAVEN-WHO-SETS-THINGS-RIGHT: INDIAN TALES OF THE NORTHWEST COAST, Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, (1975), ill. by Dorothy McEntee, 90pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 060240717 A revised edition, with all new art, of NINE TALES OF THE RAVEN., (Order No: 37274 ), $25.00

103. Mason, Otis T., BASKET-WORK OF THE NORTH AMERICAN ABORIGINES, The Shorey Book Store, Seattle, WA, (1973) 3rd ed, B&W ill., very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0846640058 Extract From: Smithsonian Annual Report 1884. Vol. 2. Facsimile Reproduction 1968, Third Edition Facsimile Reprint Limited to 250 Copies., (Order No: 35155 ), $20.00

104. Masson, Marcelle, A BAG OF BONES - THE WINTU MYTHS OF A TRINITY RIVER INDIAN, Naturegraph Company, n.p., (1966), 130pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0911010262 Legends of the Wintu Indians of Northern California., (Order No: 47001 ), $4.50

105. McLuhan, T. C., DREAM TRACKS: THE RAILROAD AND THE AMERICAN INDIAN 1890-1930, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, (1985), B&W and color illustrations, 208pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0810908352 Illustrated with photographs from the William E. Kopplin collection., (Order No: 2461 ), $15.00

106. McQuiston and McQuiston (created and produced by) (text by Jeremy Schmidt; captions by Laine Thom), IN THE SPIRIT OF MOTHER EARTH: NATURE IN NATIVE AMERICAN ART, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA, (1994), B&W and color ill., 120pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISN 0811805018 This volume shows how nature has influenced the exquisite handiwork of Native American people through the ages., (Order No: 27537 ), $10.00

107. Mera, H. P., PUEBLO DESIGNS - 176 ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE RAIN BIRD, Dover Publications, Inc., New York, (1970), drawings by Tom Lea, 113pp, good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0486220737, (Order No: 45886 ), $4.00

108. Miles, Charles (foreword by Frederick J. Dockstader), INDIAN AND ESKIMO ARTIFACTS OF NORTH AMERICA, Bonanza Books, New York, orig pub 1963, B&W illustrations, 244pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) owner inscription, ISBN 051700142X Pictorial guide of over 2,000 examples of all major kinds of North American native-made and used artifacts presented under functional headings such as: tools, weapons, pottery, basketry, clothing, boats, and ceremonial regalia., (Order No: 2993 ), $7.50

109. Momaday, N. Scott (introduction by); West, W. Richard (Director), NATIVE AMERICAN LIVES - PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, (1994), B&W illustrations, 107pp, good+, gray boards (hardcover) couple small edge bumps to boards, Limited to 1500 copies for the "New York Gala Celebration October 27, 1994." Erratum slip laid in. Internally a very good+ copy., (Order No: 50509 ), $40.00

110. Moore, William V., INDIAN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES FROM THE DISCOVERY TO THE PRESENT TIME FROM THE BEST AUTHORITIES, R. W. Pomeroy, Philadelphia, PA, 1842, B&W illustrations, 321pp, good, orig full calf binding (hardcover) front board a tad loose, Clean and tight book block, but heavy foxing throughout. Note too that the front board is a tad loose., (Order No: 2660 ), $125.00

111. Moss, Robert, DREAMWAYS OF THE IROQUOIS: HONORING THE SECRET WISHES OF THE SOUL, Destiny Books, Rochester, VT, (2005) 1st ptg, 278pp, very good, wraps (softcover) inscribed by the author, ISBN 1594770344, (Order No: 58354 ), $8.50

112. Moulard, Barbara L. (text by) (Bill Schenck Collection - signed by Bill Schenck), RE-CREATING THE WORD: PAINTED CERAMICS OF THE PREHISTORIC SOUTHWEST - THE BILL SCHENCK COLLECTION, Schenck Southwest Publishing, Santa Fe, NM, (2002) 1st ed, color illustrations, 227pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0971915008 A survey of prehistoric ceramic art created by anonymous artists of the Southwest., (Order No: 57872 ), $45.00

113. Nabokov, Peter and Loendorf, Lawrence, RESTORING A PRESENSE: AMERICAN INDIANS AND YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, (2004) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 381pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0806135891 A documentation of tribal occupancy and uses of the Yellowstone Park and larger Yellowstone region., (Order No: 58537 ), $35.00

114. Nahohai, Milford and Phelps, Elisa (foreword by James Ostler), DIALOGUES WITH ZUNI POTTERS, Zuni A:shiwi Publishing, Zuni, NM, (1995), B&W and color illustrations, 100pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0964140128 "An intimate look at the ancient art of Zuni pottery making as seen through the eyes of contemporary Zuni potters.", (Order No: 57205 ), $45.00

115. Nickens, Paul and Nickens, Kathleen, NATIVE AMERICANS OF ARIZONA - POSTCARD HISTORY SERIES, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC, (2007), B&W illustrations, 128pp, fine, wraps (softcover) signed and inscribed by the authors, ISBN 0738548847, (Order No: 58347 ), $12.50

116. Nickens, Paul and Nickens, Kathleen, PUEBLO INDIANS OF NEW MEXICO - POSTCARD HISTORY SERIES, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC, (2008), B&W illustrations, 128pp, fine, wraps (softcover) signed and inscribed by the authors, ISBN 0738548367, (Order No: 58348 ), $12.50

117. Oberg, Michael Leroy, UNCAS - FIRST OF THE MOHEGNAS, Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, (2003) 1st ptg, 268pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0801438772 "Impressive account of the life of one of the most notable Mohegans.", (Order No: 57319 ), $12.50

118. Orchard, William C., BEADS AND BEADWORK OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS - A STUDY BASED ON SPECIMENS IN THE MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN, HEYE FOUNDATION, Eagle's View Publishing, Liberty, UT, B&W illustrations, 132pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0943604087 Based on the 1975 Second Edition of the 1929 Manuscript., (Order No: 58505 ), $10.00

119. Page, Thomas, THE CIVILIZATION OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS, Crescent Books, New York, orig pub 1979, B&W and color ill., 171pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0517307014 Besides a study of the orgins of a great people, this book presents the Indians of the various regions: the Northeast, Southeast, Plains, Southwest, Pacific Northwest, Great Basin and California. The way they lived, their customs and laws, their agriculture, the mysteries of their medicine, their beliefs, their authentic and refreshingly original art, etc. is all explained in a vivid and readable style., (Order No: 9553 ), $12.00

120. Parchemin, Richard (general editor), THE LIFE AND HISTORY OF AMERICA'S INDIAN RESERVATIONS, JG Press, Inc., North Dighton, MA, (1998), B&W and color illustrations, 192pp, fine w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1572152559 This book examines the history of Indian reservations (in Canada, reserves) from their early beginnings in the mid-nineteenth century to the present, exploring a complex and often tragic episode of North America's past., (Order No: 57513 ), $12.50

121. Parezo, Nancy J., NAVAJO SANDPAINTING: FROM RELIGIOUS ACT TO COMMERCIAL ART, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ, (1983), B&W illustrations, 251pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0816507910 Sandpaintings have a particularly religious heritage - so much so that their acceptance by the Navajo as a commercial art form is a matter of controversy even today. This process of cultural change, in a contemporary setting, provides the basis for this fascinating book., (Order No: 57282 ), $20.00

122. Peckham, Stewart, FROM THIS EARTH: THE ANCIENT ART OF PUEBLO POTTERY, Museum of New Mexico Press, Santa Fe, NM, (1990) 3rd ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 169pp, very good+, wraps (softcover) slight wave to book block, ISBN 0890132054 Studies the pottery-making traditions from the earliest utility ware of the Mogollon and Anasazi Indians to the artistically superb pottery made by contemporary Pueble Indians of the Rio Grande Valley., (Order No: 57678 ), $25.00

123. Peterson, Susan, POTTERY BY AMERICAN INDIAN WOMEN: THE LEGACY OF GENERATIONS, Abbeville Press Publishers, New York, (1997) 1st ed, color illustrations, 224pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0789203537 Primarily a women's art, American Indian pottery reflecdts a heritage of powerful social, religious, and aesthetic values. The book was prepared for the exhibit held at The National Museum of Women in the Arts and at The Heard Museum., (Order No: 57096 ), $37.50

124. Phillips, James L., and Brown, James A. (edited by), ARCHAIC HUNTERS AND GATHERERS IN THE AMERICAN MIDWEST - NEW WORLD ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORD, Academic Press, New York, 1983 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 349pp, fine, maroon boards (hardcover), ISBN 0125539800 Fascinating collection of essays and studies on recent developments in the studies of hunter-gatherers in the American Midwest., (Order No: 54842 ), $115.00

125. Powers, William K., WAR DANCE - PLAINS INDIAN MUSICAL PERFORMANCE, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ, (1990), 199pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0816513651, (Order No: 57439 ), $4.00

126. Ramsey, Jarold, READING THE FIRE: THE TRADITIONAL INDIAN LITERATURES OF AMERICA - REVISED AND EXPANDED, University of Washington Pr., Seattle, WA, (1999), 332pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0295977876 This volume engages America's "first literatures," traditional Native American tales and legends, as literary art and part of our collective imaginative heritage. This revised edition of a book first published to critical acclaim in 1983 includes four new essays., (Order No: 25311 ), $6.00

127. Red Cloud (edited by R. Eli Paul), AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF RED CLOUD - WAR LEADER OF THE OGLALAS, Montana Historical Soc. Pr., Helena, MT, (1997), 220pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0917298500, (Order No: 58188 ), $10.00

128. Red Hawk - pipikwass, WHEN NO ONE IS LOOKING, Little Letterpress, Knox, Maine, 1990, 49pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0962149845, (Order No: 49052 ), $10.00

129. Ricks, J. Brent; Anthony, Alexander J. (descriptions by); Dockstader, Frederick (foreword by), KACHINAS: SPIRIT BEINGS OF THE HOPI, Avanyu Publishing Inc., Albuquerque, NM, (1993), color illustrations, 194pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0936755210 The Hopi Indians have had Kachinas in their religion for probably more than 1000 years. The Kachinas are a prominent part of the religion and daily life of the Hopi., (Order No: 58366 ), $27.50

130. Rodee, Marian, WEAVING OF THE SOUTHWEST - FROM THE MAXWELL MUSEUM OF ANTHOROPOLOGY - UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, Schiffer Publishing Co., Atglen, PA, (1987), B&W and color illustrations, 248pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0887400914 Presents important information of Pueblo, Navajo, Rio Grande and Northern Mexican weaving styles of the Southwestern US Region., (Order No: 57100 ), $14.50

131. Rosenak, Jan and Rosenak, Chuck, NAVAJO FOLK ART: THE PEOPLE SPEAK, Northland Publishing, Flagstaff, AZ, (1998), photographs by Lynn Lown, 162pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 087358693X More than an art book--it's a travel guide, a history of the western trading post, and a profile of Navajo customs and culture that reads like an adventure story., (Order No: 33342 ), $5.00

132. Roskind, Robert, THE BEAUTY PATH - A NATIVE AMERICAN JOURNEY INTO ONE LOVE, One Love Press, Blowing Rock, NC, (2006), B&W illustrations, 313pp, fine, wraps (softcover) inscribed by the author, ISBN 1565221001, (Order No: 50072 ), $9.50

133. Rushforth, Scott and Upham, Steadman, A HOPI SOCIAL HISTORY: ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON SOCIOCULTURAL PERSISTENCE AND CHANGE, University of Texas Press, Austin, TX, (1992) 1st ed, 312pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0292730667, (Order No: 57438 ), $7.50

134. Schaaf, Gregory, SOUTHERN PUEBLO POTTERY: 2,000 ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES C.1800 TO PRESENT - AMERICAN INDIAN ART SERIES VOLUME FOUR, CIAC Press, Santa Fe, NM, (2002), B&W and color illustrations, 342pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0966694856 With Value/Price Guide featuring over 20 years of auction records., (Order No: 57026 ), $60.00

135. Schaaf, Gregory, PUEBLO INDIAN POTTERY: 750 ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES C.1800-PRESENT - AMERICAN INDIAN ART SERIES VOLUME TWO, CIAC Press, Sante Fe, NM, (2000), B&W and color illustrations, 296pp, good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover) some rubbing to cloth, ISBN 0966694813 "Santa Clara, San Ildefonso, San Juan, Tesuque, Nambe and Pojoaque." With Value/Price Guide featuring over 20 years of auction records., (Order No: 57236 ), $100.00

136. Scriver, Bob, THE BLACKFEET: ARTISTS OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS - THE SCRIVER COLLECTION OF BLACKFEET INDIAN ARTIFACTS AND RELATED OBJECTS..., The Lowell Press, Inc., Kansas City, KS, (1990) 2nd ptg, color illustrations, 293pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 093284538X "...1894-1990." Depicts a magnificent collection of the most definitive examples of Blackfeet material., (Order No: 56930 ), $295.00

137. Sewell, Brice H., INDIAN ARTS & CRAFTS TO DAY OF NEW MEXICO - ARIZONA -- ( INDIAN ARTS & CRAFTS OF TODAY ), The Indian Arts, Taos, NM, n.d., B&W illustrations, 16pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), This small publication is an attempt to give a very brief resume of the Arts and Crafts of the present day Indians of New Mexico and Arizona., (Order No: 44227 ), $12.50

138. Simpson, Georgiana Kennedy, NAVAJO CEREMONIAL BASKETS: SACRED SYMBOLS - SACRED SPACE, Native Voices, Summertown, TN, (2003) 1st ptg, color illustrations, 151pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1570671184, (Order No: 57372 ), $10.00

139. Smole, William J., THE YANOAMA INDIANS: A CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY, University of Texas Press, Austin, TX, (1976), B&W illustrations, 272pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0292710194 The Yanoama are one of the most numerous remaining aboriginal populations of the South American tropical forests., (Order No: 58421 ), $17.50

140. Spier, Leslie, YUMAN TRIBES OF THE GILA RIVER, Dover Publications, Inc., New York, (1978), 433pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0486236110 First published in 1933., (Order No: 58349 ), $6.00

141. Spindel, Carol, DANCING AT HALFTIME - SPORTS AND THE CONTROVERSY OVER AMERICAN INDIAN MASCOTS, New York University Press, New York, (2000) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 284pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0814781268 An account of the 20th-century phenomenon of American Indians used as sports mascots, some fascinating early history of college football, and the controversy today over the use of these Native American mascots., (Order No: 41585 ), $20.00

142. Squier, Emma-Lindsay, CHILDREN OF THE TWILIGHT: FOLK-TALES OF INDIAN TRIBES, The World Syndicate Pub. Co., Cleveland, OH, (1926), 257pp, good+, green cloth (hardcover) very nice clean and tight copy, (Order No: 36169 ), $9.50

143. Stoutenburgh, J., DICTIONARY OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN, Philosophical Library, New York, orig pub 1960, 459pp, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 6249 ), $2.50

144. Swann, Brian (edited by), ON THE TRANSLATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURES, Smithsonian Institution Pr., Washington, D.C., (1992) 1st ptg, 478pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1560980745 In this book, twenty-three scholars in linguistics, folklore, English, and anthropology--among them Dennis Tedlock, John Bierhorst, Dell Hymes, Judith Berman, Miguel Leon-Portilla, and Louise M. Burkhart--provide a working introduction to the history, methods, and problems of translating Native American literatures., (Order No: 16093 ), $12.50

145. Tanner, Clara Lee, SOUTHWEST INDIAN CRAFT ARTS, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ, (1975) 5th ptg, B&W and color ill., 206pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0816500835 The author relates the fascinating details of recent and contemporary craft art of the Southwest Indian tribes., (Order No: 32518 ), $7.50

146. Thornbrough, Gayle (edited by), THE CORRESPONDENCE OF JOHN BADOLLET AND ALBERT GALLATIN 1804-1836, Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, IN, 1963, 372pp, very good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 45904 ), $7.50

147. Trafzer, Clifford E. (edited with an introduction by), EARTH SONG, SKY SPIRIT - SHORT STORIES OF THE CONTEMPORARY NATIVE EXPERIENCE, Anchor Books / Doubleday, New York, (1993) 1st ptg, 495pp, very good, wraps (softcover) faint bump top of book block, ISBN 0385469608, (Order No: 7258 ), $4.50

148. Utley, Robert M., THE LANCE AND THE SHIELD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SITTING BULL, Henry Holt and Co., New York, (1993), B&W illustrations, 413pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), BCE, ISBN 0805012745, (Order No: 3348 ), $8.00

149. Webster, Laurie D. (foreword and commentary by Tony Berlant), COLLECTING THE WEAVER'S ART - THE WILLIAM CLAFLIN COLLECTION OF SOUTHWESTERN TEXTILES, Peabody Museum Press, Harvard University, (2003), B&W and color illustrations, 145pp, fine, wraps (softcover), isbn 0873654005 Presents a group of 66 outstanding Pueblo and Navajo textiles., (Order No: 57595 ), $20.00

150. Wheat, Joe Ben; Hedlund, Ann Lane (edited by), BLANKET WEAVING IN THE SOUTHWEST, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ, (2003) 1st ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 444pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0816523045 Describes the evolution of southwestern textiles from the early historic period to the late nineteenth century, establishes a revised chronology for their developement, and traces significant changes in materials, techniques and designs., (Order No: 57720 ), $60.00

151. Wheat, Margaret M., SURVIVAL ARTS OF THE PRIMITIVE PAIUTES, University of Nevada Press, Reno, NV, 1967, B&W ill., 119pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), An illustrated chronicle of Indian survival in primitive ages., (Order No: 32558 ), $20.00

152. Whitaker, Kathleen (with analysis assistance by Susie Hart), COMMON THREADS: PUEBLO AND NAVAJO TEXTILES IN THE SOUTHWEST MUSEUM, Southwest Museum, Los Angeles, CA, (1998), color illustrations, 72pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0916561720 Published in conjunction with an exhibition by the same name., (Order No: 57099 ), $25.00

153. Wildschut, William and Ewers, John C., CROW INDIAN BEADWORK: A DESCRIPTIVE AND HISTORICAL STUDY, Eagle's View Publishing, Ogden, UT, 1985, B&W and color illustrations, 55pp, plates, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0943604060 Originally published in 1959 in New York by the Museum of the American Indian., (Order No: 40608 ), $15.00

154. Wiley, Belle, MEWANEE: THE LITTLE INDIAN BOY, Silver, Burdett & Company, New York, (1912), ill. by Charles D. Hubbard, 101pp, good, decorated green cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 40212 ), $7.50

155. Wilson, Elijah Nicholas, AMONG THE SHOSHONES, M & M Books, Redding, CA, (1995), 247pp, fine, wraps (softcover), The reprint inscribed by author's great-great grandson, as are most copies., (Order No: 58189 ), $10.00

156. Winter, Mark, DANCES WITH WOOL: CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF WOVEN IMAGES FROM SOUTHWESTERN MYTHOLOGY, Toadlena Trading Post, Newcomb, NM, 2002, B&W and color illustrations, 72pp, fine, wraps (softcover), Catalogue of an exhibition organized by The Historic Toadlena Trading Post for the Fifth Anniversary Celebration June 15, 2002., (Order No: 57679 ), $40.00

157. Wiseman, Frederick Matthew, THE VOICE OF THE DAWN: AN AUTOHISTORY OF THE ABENAKI NATION, Univ. Press of New England, Hanover, NH, (2001) 1st ptg, 305pp, fine, wraps (softcover) inscribed by the author, ISBN 1584650591, (Order No: 58139 ), $15.00

158. Wood, Nancy (with an introduction by Vine Deloria, Jr.), TAOS PUEBLO, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1989 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 162pp, fine w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0394560329 An intimate look at the life of the Taos Pueblos one the oldest and little understood communities in North America., (Order No: 55481 ), $12.50

159. Woodward, Grace Steele, THE CHEROKEES, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, (1984) 8th ptg, B&W illustrations, 359pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0806118156 First published in 1963., (Order No: 54894 ), $4.50

160. Wroth, William (edited by), UTE INDIAN ARTS & CULTURE - FROM PREHISTORY TO THE NEW MILLENNIUM, Colorado Springs Fine Arts, Colorado Springs, CO, (2000), B&W and color illustrations, 248pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0916537129 Catalogue of the exhibition documenting the variety and rich traditions of Ute arts and culture., (Order No: 57309 ), $20.00

161. Wyman, Leland C., THE MOUNTAINWAY OF THE NAVAJO; WITH A MYTH OF THE FEMALE BRANCH RECORDED AND TRANSLATED BY FATHER BERARD HAILE, OFM, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ, (1975), B&W illustrations, 271pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) inscribed by author, ISBN 0816504121 Provides a thorough understanding of the Mountain Chant and its various branches., (Order No: 58229 ), $60.00

162. Young, Robert W. and Morgan, William, COLLOQUIAL NAVAHO - A DICTIONARY, Hippocrene Books, Inc., New York, (1998), 461pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0781802784 Originally compiled in 1951., (Order No: 57714 ), $10.00

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