Download or read book The Weaver s Pathway written by Noël Bennett and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Traders Agents and Weavers written by Robert S. McPherson and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2020-03-12 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For travelers passing through northern Navajo country, the desert landscape appears desolate. The few remaining Navajo trading posts, once famous for their bustling commerce, seem unimpressive. Yet a closer look at the economic and creative activity in this region, which straddles northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and southeastern Utah, belies a far more interesting picture. In Traders, Agents, and Weavers, Robert S. McPherson unveils the fascinating—and at times surprising—history of the merging of cultures and artistic innovation across this land. McPherson, the author of numerous books on Navajo and southwestern history, narrates here the story of Navajo economic and cultural development through the testimonies of traders, government agents, tribal leaders, and accomplished weavers. For the first half of the twentieth century, trading posts dominated the Navajo economy in northwestern New Mexico. McPherson highlights the Two Grey Hills post and its sister posts Toadlena and Newcomb, which encouraged excellence among weavers and sold high-quality rugs and blankets. Parallel to the success of the trading industry was the establishment of the Northern Navajo or Shiprock Agency and Boarding School. The author explains the pivotal influence on the area of the agency’s stern and controversial founder, William T. Shelton, known by Navajos as Tall Leader. Through cooperation with government agents, American settlers, and traders, Navajo weavers not only succeeded financially but also developed their own artistic crafts. Shunning the use of brightly dyed yarn and opting for the natural colors of sheep’s wool, these weavers, primarily women, developed an intricate style that has few rivals. Eventually, economic shifts, including oil drilling and livestock reduction, eroded the traditional Navajo way of life and led to the collapse of the trading post system. Nonetheless, as McPherson emphasizes, Navajo weavers have maintained their distinctive style and method of production to this day.
Download or read book The New Trail written by and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Breatharian Pathways written by Jasmuheen and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-03-31 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breatharian Pathways - Memories & Motivations with Jasmuheen In this book Jasmuheen finally shares her memories and motivations over many timelines, with the path of the true Breatharian. From times with Jesus, and the disciple Luke, to times in Cathar country being starved to death during the inquisition, to the life of an woman in India whose great loss revealed the Breatharian way; to dealing with Sadhus and sages in India modern day - all of this and much more Jasmuheen shares in this book as well as finally revealing the details of some of her most spectacular media trials as she continues to educate the world into this phenomena.
Download or read book Pathways Approaches to the Study of Society in India written by T. N. Madan and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1996-08-22 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book examines critically, some aspects of the work of several outstanding scholars, Indian, French and American in Part I. Part II provides an insightful commentary on the major approaches to the study of society in India, notably functionalism, structuralism, Marxism, cultural analysis and ethnomethodology.
Download or read book Ancient Pathways Ancestral Knowledge written by Nancy J. Turner and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 1091 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 1: The History and Practice of Indigenous Plant Knowledge Volume 2: The Place and Meaning of Plants in Indigenous Cultures and Worldviews Nancy Turner has studied Indigenous peoples' knowledge of plants and environments in northwestern North America for over forty years. In Ancient Pathways, Ancestral Knowledge, she integrates her research into a two-volume ethnobotanical tour-de-force. Drawing on information shared by Indigenous botanical experts and collaborators, the ethnographic and historical record, and from linguistics, palaeobotany, archaeology, phytogeography, and other fields, Turner weaves together a complex understanding of the traditions of use and management of plant resources in this vast region. She follows Indigenous inhabitants over time and through space, showing how they actively participated in their environments, managed and cultivated valued plant resources, and maintained key habitats that supported their dynamic cultures for thousands of years, as well as how knowledge was passed on from generation to generation and from one community to another. To understand the values and perspectives that have guided Indigenous ethnobotanical knowledge and practices, Turner looks beyond the details of individual plant species and their uses to determine the overall patterns and processes of their development, application, and adaptation. Volume 1 presents a historical overview of ethnobotanical knowledge in the region before and after European contact. The ways in which Indigenous peoples used and interacted with plants - for nutrition, technologies, and medicine - are examined. Drawing connections between similarities across languages, Turner compares the names of over 250 plant species in more than fifty Indigenous languages and dialects to demonstrate the prominence of certain plants in various cultures and the sharing of goods and ideas between peoples. She also examines the effects that introduced species and colonialism had on the region's Indigenous peoples and their ecologies. Volume 2 provides a sweeping account of how Indigenous organizational systems developed to facilitate the harvesting, use, and cultivation of plants, to establish economic connections across linguistic and cultural borders, and to preserve and manage resources and habitats. Turner describes the worldviews and philosophies that emerged from the interactions between peoples and plants, and how these understandings are expressed through cultures’ stories and narratives. Finally, she explores the ways in which botanical and ecological knowledge can be and are being maintained as living, adaptive systems that promote healthy cultures, environments, and indigenous plant populations. Ancient Pathways, Ancestral Knowledge both challenges and contributes to existing knowledge of Indigenous peoples' land stewardship while preserving information that might otherwise have been lost. Providing new and captivating insights into the anthropogenic systems of northwestern North America, it will stand as an authoritative reference work and contribute to a fuller understanding of the interactions between cultures and ecological systems.
Download or read book The Weavers Of Saramyr written by Chris Wooding and published by Gollancz. This book was released on 2010-08-26 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A richly textured, darkly evocative fantasy set in a beautifully realised fantasy world, the Saramyr trilogy tells the story of an empire that rules over a land being overwhelmed by evil. An evil that comes from within the empire's centre, a sect of magicians close to the throne intent on killing any child born with magical powers. But now the empress has given birth to just such a child and revolution is brewing. Akin to the works of Robin Hobb, this is a hugely involving fantasy set in a world with an enticing oriental flavour.
Download or read book The Panama Hat Trail written by Tom Miller and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic South American travel book tells the true story behind an iconic symbol--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book The String Weavers The String Weavers Book 1 written by J.A. Marlow and published by Star Catcher Publishing. This book was released on 2011-07-02 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Kelsey Hale in a space opera adventure across alternate universes and encounters with alien species, planets, and societies. For lovers of teen science fiction, young adult scifi, and plain good coming of age science fiction adventure fun. Disappearing food. Music no one else hears. An alien dropped off by a giant flaming bird... Abducted from Earth, teenager Kelsey Hale finds herself thrust into a deadly adventure among alien worlds and alternate universes. She must not only survive, but also find a way to rescue her father. In the process discovering a family secret that will change her life forever. With the mysterious Weavers connecting it all. Titles in "The String Weaver" Series The String Weavers The Phoenix Eggs The Dark Phoenix The Dividers The Tower of Epnos When the Skies Fell Celestial Fire
Download or read book Sustainable Pathways written by Nishi Malhotra and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2024-07-24 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing an in-depth exploration of India’s Indigenous tribes and their unique yet undervalued arts and crafts traditions, this work illuminates the struggles of these communities that live on the outskirts of mainstream Indian society and examines their journey to financial empowerment.
Download or read book The Four H Trail written by William Henry Kendrick and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Becomings written by Johanna Kirk and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-06-04 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores postmodern choreographic engagements of pregnant bodies in the US over the last 70 years. Johanna Kirk discusses how choreographers negotiate identification with the look of their pregnant bodies to maintain a sense of integrity as artists and to control representations of their gender and physical abilities while pregnant. Across chapters, the artists discussed include Anna Halprin, Trisha Brown, Twyla Tharp, Sandy Jamrog, Jane Comfort, Jody Oberfelder, Jawole Willa, Miguel Gutiérrez, Yanira Castro, Noémie LaFrance, and Meg Foley. By presenting their bodies in performance, these artists demonstrate how their experiences surrounding pregnancy intersect not only with their artform and its history but also with their personal experiences of race, gender, and sexual identification. In these pages, Johanna Kirk argues that choreography offers them tools that are alternative to medicine (or other forms of social representation) for understanding what/how pregnant bodies do and feel and what they can mean for individuals and their communities. The works within these chapters invite readers to see dancing bodies and pregnant bodies in new ways and for their potential to manifest new possibilities. This study will be of great interest to students and scholars exploring dance, theatre and performance, race, and gender.
Download or read book The Turquoise Trail written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains writings by: Mary Austin ; S. Omar Barker ; Witter Bynner ; Willa Cather ; Badger Clark ; Alice Corbin ; Arthur Davison Ficke ; John Gould Fletcher ; John Galsworthy ; Marsden Hartley ; Paul Horgan ; Willard Johnson ; Henry Herbert Knibbs ; ALfred Kreymborg ; D.H. Lawrence ; Maurice Lesemann ; Janet Lewis ; Vachel Lindsay ; Haniel Long ; Mabel Dodge Luhan ; Edgar Lee Masters ; Harriet Monroe ; Margaret Pond ; Eugene Manlove Rhodes ; Lynn Riggs ; James Rorty ; Carl Sandburg ; William Haskell Simpson ; Herbert J. Spinden ; Lucy Sturges ; N. Howard Thorp ; John Curtis Underwood ; Stanley Vestal ; Eda Lou Walton ; Glenway Wescott ; Yvor Winters ; Edith Wyatt.
Download or read book Dreamweaving written by Elen Sentier and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-07-16 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dreamweaver is a practical workbook which introduces you to the way of the shaman, walking between the worlds. There's a strong sense of communion with the kingdoms of nature, the elemental realms and the spirit world. The exercises are easy to follow and lead you progressively towards being able to dream consciously and lucidly. They also show you how to interpret your own dreams rather than relying on concepts and ideas which may not be your own. You build your own Dreamweb as a practical project throughout the workbook. Walk lightly and joyfully with the Earth, learn to travel the Lands of Dream consciously from a Dreamweaver trained to walk between the worlds, and to teach others to do so.Caitlin and John Matthews ' authors of The Celtic Shaman & Singing the Soul Back Home - say "... Elen's book is a delight! Informative, simply written and full of wisdom ..."
Download or read book Native Pathways written by Brian Hosmer and published by . This book was released on 2004-11-15 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How has American Indians' participation in the broader market - as managers of casinos, negotiators of oil leases, or commercial fishermen - challenged the U.S. paradigm of economic development? Have American Indians paid a cultural price for the chance at a paycheck? How have gender and race shaped their experiences in the marketplace? Contributors to Native Pathways ponder these and other questions, highlighting how indigenous peoples have simultaneously adopted capitalist strategies and altered them to suit their own distinct cultural beliefs and practices. Including contributions from historians, anthropologists, and sociologists, Native Pathways offers fresh viewpoints on economic change and cultural identity in twentieth-century Native American communities. Foreword by Donald L. Fixico.
Download or read book The Dream Weavers written by Shirley G. East and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2022-04-25 with total page 671 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wind Walker has dreamed for seasons of a better place for his starving tribe. Once proud Bison Hunters, they must find another way to live in order to survive. Driven north by drought, they search for a place they can claim as their own. A place where the woodland tribes will not try to enslave or kill them. They reach the shores of Lake Superior, where tales of monsters and evil spirits keep their enemies from settling the apparently barren and cold land. They are the First Americans to claim this new land. The Dream Weavers portrays the life and death struggle of these First Americans while weaving in an abundance of adventure and romance. The novel takes you on a journey of discovery where Wind Walker’s people learn not only to survive but thrive. By canoe they travel along the edge of Lake Superior, where they are the first to discover copper in the Great Lakes Region. They experience the very edge of the continental glaciers north of Isle Royal where they see the last of the Wooly Mammoths grazing on the tundra. The story is set at the beginning of the Archaic period, more than 8000 years ago, before copper was first discovered in the Great Lakes region. The dependence on large animals is all but gone and the use of plants is becoming more important. In this new land they discover an abundance of food, friendly spirits to guide and protect them and most of all copper, the wonderful metal that led to the later development of the Wisconsin Copper Culture. The People struggle to understand the secrets held stubbornly in the raw metal. Only Wind Walker seems able to make the valuable copper tools that give them an advantage over their enemies, an advantage which they must work hard to keep secret.
