The most original and most powerful design art produced in the Western Hemisphere is also its most indigenous: that of the Indian, in innumerable cultures existing from prehistory to the arrival of the white man, reaching from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego. It owes, of course, nothing to Europe or the classical Orient. It is tremendous in variety, differing region by region, era by era, often tribe by tribe. It is always vigorously distinctive. This book, 20 years in preparation, s...

In "Canyons of the Colorado," John Wesley Powell presents a vivid and meticulously detailed account of his explorations through the uncharted canyons of the Colorado River. Published in 1895, this work combines elements of adventure narrative, scientific observation, and environmental philosophy, showcasing Powell's unique blend of literary craftsmanship and empirical inquiry. The text captures not only the breathtaking landscapes but also the geological and anthropological significance of...

In this brilliant reworking of Lewis Spence's seminal Myths and Legends of the North American Indians, Jon E. Lewis puts the work in context with an extensive new introductory essay and additional commentary throughout the book on the history of Native Americans, their language and lifestyle, culture and religion/mythology. He includes examples of myths from tribes omitted by Spence, a guide to tribes and their myths by region, a basic Lakota (Sioux) glossary, guides to key pronun...

"Of all the American people , the Quiché region of Guatemala have left us the richest mythological legacy. The story of creation, which appears in the Popol Vuh, which may be called the national book of the Quiché, in its rude and strange eloquence and poetic originality, is one of the most unique relics of indigenous thought". This is what reminds us the americanist Brancoft about a text that has become, over the time, the highest point, literarily and culturally speaking, about the knowl...

Because of the completion of a new driveway along the Rim of the Grand Canyon, and of a new trail to the Colorado River, a second edition of this book is deemed necessary.

An anthropological history of Native Americans in the Lone Star State.First published in 1961, this study explores the ethnography of the Indian tribes who lived in the region that is now the state of Texas since the beginning of the historic period.The tribes covered include:CoahuiltecansKarankawasLipan ApachesTonkawasComanches;Kiowas and Kiowa ApachesJumanosWichitas

It is known that Yaqui society has been influenced strongly by Spanish and Mexican culture, judging from indications in historical records and from studies of the modern Yaquis.In making this collection of stories it was the objective to illustrate two things: (1) the nature of the folk literature of the Yaquis and (2) the influences which successive foreign contacts have exerted upon Yaqui folklore.

In Echoes of Ararat, author Nick Liguori contends that oral traditions of the Flood - and the survival of the few inside the floating Ark - are even more prevalent than previously thought, and they powerfully confirm the truth of the Genesis account. This unprecedented work carefully documents hundreds of native traditions of the Flood - as well as the Tower of Babel and the Garden of Eden - from the tribes of North and South America. Learn what the Cherokee, Lakota, Iroquois, Che...

Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines by Lewis Henry Morgan is a comprehensive ethnographic study that explores the architecture, social structures, and domestic life of various Indigenous peoples of North America. Morgan, an influential anthropologist and social theorist, draws upon extensive field research and historical accounts to present a detailed examination of the homes and communal living practices of Native American tribes.In this work, Morgan categorizes Indigenous ho...

In recent years a reawakening has taken place in the study of American archæology and antiquities, owing chiefly to the labours of a band of scholars in the United States and a few enthusiasts in the continent of Europe. For the greater part of the nineteenth century it appeared as if the last word had been written upon Mexican archæology. The lack of excavations and exploration had cramped the outlook of scholars, and there was nothing for them to work upon save what had been done in this...

AS LATE AS the 1950’s no thorough collection or study has been made of Yaqui folklore. At this time only about a score of Yaqui stories were to be found in published form. The 61 Yaqui folk and fairy tales and 90 pen and ink drawings in this comprehensive volume go quite a way to correcting this.HEREIN you will find stories like Yomumuli And The Little Surem People, The Ku Bird, The Wise Deer, Tasi'o Sewa, Yuku, When Badger Named The Sun, Mochomo, The Walking Stone, The Stick That S...

British Anthropologist Thomas A. Joyce was among the first to write about the daily lives and religious practices of pre-Spanish Mexican and Mayan civilizations. He led annual expeditions into the lush jungles of the Yucatan, to help discover and document Mexican and Mayan sites between the Tropic of Cancer and the northern strip of British Honduras, now Belize. Joyce witnessed firsthand the discovery of some of the greatest Mayan sites that attract millions of visitors worldwide.