Native Universe: Voices of Indian America - Hardcover

McMaster, Gerald; Trafzer, Clifford E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0792259947 ISBN 13: 9780792259947

Publisher: National Geographic Books, 2004

Synopsis

The Smithsonian's new National Museum of the American Indian will be the last museum to be built on the National Mall and its opening will be a major, national media event. To commemorate the opening, the National Geographic Society has collaborated with the museum's curators and advisers to produce a lavishly illustrated, comprehensive volume based on major themes relevant to American Indian peoples. Written by a distinguished group of Native American scholars, poets, activists, and tribal leaders, the book will offer its non-Indian readers a closer understanding of Native perspectives, beliefs, and histories. The real power of this volume rests with its power to communicate firsthand the experiences, observations, and intellectual concepts of the hemisphere's indigenous peoples, who demonstrate that their ancient philosophies and folkways are integral, valuable, and still apply in modern times. This unprecedented book consists of three major sections --Our Universes explores Native spiritual beliefs; Our Peoples presents historical and contemporary events from a Native American point of view; and Our Lives illustrates the diversity of Native peoples today--each with a lead essay,

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Review:

"It's cause for celebration when a country known for doing wrong to its indigenous peoples does something right...objects of great beauty from the museum are mixed with historic prints and scenes from modern Indian culture. Most important, the book retells American history from the perspective of those who were here first." --TheWashington Post

"This book is a tribute to the long overdue acknowledgment of our rightful place in the Western Hemisphere." --Winds of Change

"A fascinating overview of Native American history and traditions...packed with stunning pictures..." --Bookpage

"Prodigious in scope and intimate in detail, this book, like the museum it celebrates, is a landmark." --Booklist

"An expressive, informative, and beautifully designed book...."--.Indian Country Today

About the Author:

Geral McMaster (Plains Cree), formerly deputy assistant director for cultural resources for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, is curator of Canadian art at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is also the author of numerous books and articles.

Clifford E. Trafzer, of Wyandot ancestry, is a multiple award-winning author. He is professor of history and director of American Indian Studies at the University of California, Riverside.
From the Trade Paperback edition.

About this edition

• Publisher: National Geographic Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0792259947
• ISBN 13: 9780792259947
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320