Skip to main content

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Item(s) unavailable for purchase
Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.
itemsitem
itemsitem

Recommended For You

Loading...


“richard stoffle”

Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “richard stoffle”
Skip side bar filters
  • Landscapes of Origin in the Americas

    Creation Narratives Linking Ancient Places and Present Communities

    By linking ancient places with present communities, Landscapes of Origin in the Americas explores how cultural landscapes sustain the continuity of origin narratives.Landscape is a powerful factor in the operation of memory because of the associations narrators make between the local landscape and the events of the stories they tell. Ancestors and mythological events often become fixed in a ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

People who read this also enjoyed

  • North American Indians

    A Very Short Introduction

    Series series Very Short Introductions
    When Europeans first arrived in North America, between five and eight million indigenous people were already living there. But how did they come to be here? What were their agricultural, spiritual, and hunting practices? How did their societies evolve and what challenges do they face today? Eminent historians Theda Perdue and Michael Green begin by describing how nomadic bands of hunter-gatherers ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • First Grade Us History: The First Americans

    First Grade Books

    Series series Children's American History Books
    First graders use their imaginations a lot so it's best to introduce visual learning. This book is a complement to your child's traditional school textbook. Since it is composed of bold images laid out in an easy-to-understand format, it will definitely attract and keep the attention. Don't forget to grab a copy of this book today! ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Reading Rock Art

    Interpreting the Indian Rock Paintings of the Canadian Shield

    More than 400 rock paintings adorn the Canadian Shield from Quebec, across Ontario and as far west as Saskatchewan. The pictographs are the legacy of the Algonkian-speaking Cree and Ojibway, whose roots may extend to the beginnings of human occupancy in the region almost 10,000 years ago.Archaeologist Grace Rajnovich spent fourteen years of field research uncovering a multitude of clues as to the ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 2nd Grade US History: Native Americans to Early Settlers

    Second Grade Books

    Series series Children's American History Books
    Why is it important to know who the early settlers were? To trace our culture and traditions, of course! This educational book presents what would otherwise be a boring subject for young children. The use of pictures creates a definite scenario that would stick to the memory well. So if you're looking for a more effective method of teaching history, this book is what you need! ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Dream Catchers

    Legend, Lore and Artifacts

    An investigation into the symbol of Native heritage.In Ojibwe (or Chippewa in the United States) culture a dream catcher is a hand-crafted willow hoop with woven netting that is decorated with sacred and personal items such as feathers and beads. The Native American tradition of making dream catchers--hoops hung by the Ojibwe on their children's cradleboards to "catch" bad dreams--is rich in ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • My Home As I Remember

    Edited by Lee Maracle, Sandra Laronde ...
    My Home As I Remember describes literary and artistic achievements of First Nations, Inuit and Metis women across Canada and the United States, including contributions from New Zealand and Mexico. Their voices and creative expression of identity and place are richly varied, reflecting the depth of the culturally diverse energy found on these continents.Over 60 writers and visual artists are ... Read more

    $8.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mythologizing Norval Morrisseau

    Art and the Colonial Narrative in the Canadian Media

    Mythologizing Norval Morrisseau examines the complex identities assigned to Anishinaabe artist Norval Morrisseau. Was he an uneducated artist plagued by alcoholism and homelessness? Was Morrisseau a shaman artist who tapped a deep spiritual force? Or was he simply one of Canada’s most significant artists?Carmen L. Robertson charts both the colonial attitudes and the stereotypes directed at ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • George Littlechild

    The Spirit Giggles Within

    George Littlechild: The Spirit Giggles Within is a stunning retrospective of a career that has spanned nearly four decades. Featuring more than 150 of the Plains Cree artist’s mixed-media works, this sumptuous collection showcases the bold swaths of colour and subtle textures of Littlechild’s work.Littlechild has never shied away from political or social themes. His paintings blaze with strong ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Northwest Coast Indian Art

    An Analysis of Form, 50th Anniversary Edition

    Series series Native Art of the Pacific Northwest: A Bill Holm Center Series
    The 50th anniversary edition of this classic work on the art of Northwest Coast Indians now offers color illustrations for a new generation of readers along with reflections from contemporary Northwest Coast artists about the impact of this book.The masterworks of Northwest Coast Native artists are admired today as among the great achievements of the world’s artists. The painted and carved wooden ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Pottery of the Southwest

    Ancient Art and Modern Traditions

    Series Book 640 - Shire Library USA
    Native American pottery of the U.S. southwest has long been considered collectible and today can fetch many thousands of dollars per piece. Authors, collectors, and dealers Carol and Allen Hayes provide readers with a concise overview of the pottery of the southwest, from its origins in the Bastketmaker period (around 400 AD) to the Spanish entrada (1540 AD-1879 AD) to today's new masters. Readers ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

  • Plundered Skulls and Stolen Spirits

    Inside the Fight to Reclaim Native America's Culture

    by Chip Colwell ...
    A leading anthropologist "explores the fraught project of repatriating Native American sacred objects in this moving and thoughtful work" ( Publishers Weekly).Who own the objects that connect us to history? And who has the right to decide, particularly when the objects are sacred or, in the case of skeletal remains, human? As senior curator of anthropology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, ... Read more

    $21.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus