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American Indian Healing Arts
Herbs, Rituals and Remedies for Every Season of Life
E. Barrie Kavasch and Karen Baar  $17.95

A tapestry of stories, prayers, legends, myths and herbal traditions that shows the oneness of all humanity and echoes the familiar patterns of American Indian cultures from Alaska to Brazil.

99_floydhand.jpg (9271 bytes) Learning Journey on the Red Road,
Floyd Looks for Buffalo Hand, $14.95

Learning Journey on the Red Road is based upon my traditional upbringing as a spiritual interpreter and thee teachings of my ancestors, handed down to me by my elders to deliver to the people.  it is a procedure - a circle of life - for Indian people, for school children and for anyone, regardless of religion or ethnic background, who has a desire to attain a higher level of learning.

"Tokatakiya Iciskanpo." "Prepare for the Future."

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Return of the Hoop - $18.00

Ed McGaa, Eagle Man

It is my duty to see that this powerful story goes out to the world.  the Nation, the environment, Mother Earth and your children seeking Nature's health-filled solitude, its freedom and vast mysteries, all will be the better for it...

This is an Indian book.  It has an Indian Publisher, an extremely talented Indian Artist who does not hold back and a fearless Indian Author — who tells a true story of a people who regained their Hoop.  There is no dilution!  What is fictional or'mystery' within these pages - is obvious  — Joe Brewer

Other Books by Ed McGaa, Eagle Man: Rainbow Tribe Mother Earth Spirituality Native Wisdom

98_herbs.jpg (6428 bytes) HEALTH/NATIVE AMERICAN Indian Herbalogy Of North America - Alma R. Hutchens - paperback $19.00 382 pages

A Monumental Contribution to the field

For more than twenty years this pioneering work has served as a bible for herbalists throughout the world. It is an illustrated encyclopedic guide to more than two hundred medicinal plants found in North America, with descriptions of each plant's appearance and uses, and directions for methods of use and dosage. Native American traditions are compared with traditional uses of the same plants among other cultures where the science of herbs has flourished, particularly in Russia and China. Included is an annotated bibliography of pertinent books and periodicals. ...and check out Paper Ships Herbs and resins!

 

98_dance.jpg (7861 bytes) Dancing the Dream - Jamie Sams $22.00

Walk the Seven Paths to Spiritual Enlightenment

From Jamie Sams, internationally renowned teacher and bestselling author, Dancing the Dream is an exhilarating mix of instruction, guidance, and carefully imparted wisdom drawn from decades of study and training with two Native American dreaming societies.  Here, Sams defines the seven paths of human spiritual development and their direct correlation to the seven sacred directions:  East, South, West, North, Above, Below, Within, and what it takes to move through them.

"A magnificient blueprint for transformation." Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Be Careful What Your Pray for... You just might get it.

Star Medicine, Wolf Moondance Native American Path to Emotional healing Totally new approach to your emotional life. Develop a better understanding of your emotions and learn how to successfully heal emotional hurts. Here, you'll find expert guidance from a Native American shamans, who, drawing her Osage and Cherokee heritage, her personal mystical visions, and her training in modern psychology, has been teaching these magical techniques for nearly three decades .$12.95
Beautifull Painted Arrow, Joseph E. Rael

"an important and unusual book" Brooke Medicine Eagle

Stories and teachings from the Native American Tradition

Beatiful Painted Arrow conveys the essence of this forgotten wisdom through teaching stories based on the author's own visionary experiences and traditional Native American children's stories. The combination of ideas, expressed as metaphors, and personal experience is a powerful tool for communicating extraordinary insights, which can enrich our understanding of what we already "know" and show how words can be the keys to unlock our true potential.

$11.95

Sacred Buffalo, The Lakota Way for a New Beginning, James G. Durham and Virginia Thomas

The Sacred Buffalo is the culmination of a seven year vision quest by its creator, part-Native American artist and Vietnam veteran, James G. Durham.

This book takes you on a spiritual journey traveled by the Sacred Buffalo and its creator, chronicled by exquisite photographs and reawings that both recored the traditional Lakota ceremonies and express hope for th future of all men and women.

Vision Quest, A Sun Bear Book, Steven Foster with Meredith Little $11.00

"Deep down you know the truth. You must cross the border. You must take the step. you must inherit your life. You must grow, because growth is required in order for you to survive..." — from The Book of the Vision Quest

Medicine of the Cherokee - The Way of Right Relationship
- J.T. Garrett and Michael Garrett $14.00

Discover the holistic experience of human life from the elder teachers of Cherokee Medicine. With stories of the Four Directions and the Universal Circle, these once-secret teaching offer us wisdom on circle gatherings, natural herbs and healing, and other ways to reduce stress in our daily lives.

Earth Dance Drum - A Celebration of Life - Blackwolf Jones and Gina Jones $16.95

The truths of Powwow go deeper than the colorful regaila and Traditional Native American dance steps. The ancient teachings contained in this book are Tools for living - Gifts for the next generations!
"This book offers a profound message of spirituality that speaks to your soul! - Jack Canfield, Co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul: 101 Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit."

ANIMAL SPEAK - Ted Andrews $17.95

Animals will become a part of you, revealing to you the majesty and divine in all life. They will restore your childlike wonder of the world and strengthen your belief in magic, dreams and possibilities.

Medicine Cards - Sams and Carson $29.95

Discovery of Self through the ways of animals.

Sacred Path Cards - Janie Sams $35.00

Discovery of Self through Native American teachings.

Hawk Woman Dancing With The Moon Tela Star Hawk Lake The Last Female Shaman $19.95

Tela Star Hawk Lake is a shaman who uses the forces of Nature to heal women according to traditional Native doctoring methods. The last in a long line of ceremonial leaders and teachers documented in classical anthropological writing, Tela shares her spiritual knowledge here for the first time.

Coyote's Council Fire - Contemporary Shamans on Race, Gender and Community, Loren Cruden $14.95

Shamanism is a spiritual path that emphasizes close connections with the immediate environment, whether physical, spiritual, or social. As enviornments change, so too must shamanism change. But how can one distinguish between healthy innovation and degenerate corruptions of tradition?

Coyote's Council Fire focuses on these and other controversial issues that hae ignited the shamanic community. The words and contributions such as Brooke Medicine Eagle, Grey Wolf, Jamie Sams, and Ed "Eagle Man" McGaa reflect the diversity of opinion with the Native American community.

The Pow Wow Trail, Understanding and Enjoying the Native American Pow Wow, Julia C. White $8.95

A descriptive guide to the Native American Pow Wow. Includes 30 beautiful, full-page illustrations of the dances. Julia is a wonderful writer. You will enjoy and learn much from this book.

Listen To The Drum - Blackwolf Shares His Medicine, Blackwolf Jones & Gina Jones, $12.95

"I highly recommend reading and walking the Good Medicine of Listen to the Drum!" Jamie Sans author of Earth Medicine and Medicine Cares."

The Healing Drum -Blackwolf Jones & Gina Jones, $9.95

The Medicine Man says "Hear your own drumbeat. Put your ear to your heart and listen." - Blackwolf. "Discover the truth that lies within you!" - Walking Eagle, Spiritual Leader

THE NATIVE AMERICAN SWEAT LODGE - Joseph Bruchac $12.95

The sweat lodge has many functions. It cleans and heals the body. It heals the mind, bringing clarity. It is a testing place, offering a rite of passage where a particpant can show endurance, strength and courage. And finally, it is a holy place where Native Americans can renew their connection to the cosmos and God.

For decades, the U.S. government banned the use of sweat lodges and destroyed those they found. By doing so, the govenment was attempting to destoy their culture. For Native Americans, the sweat lodge is a church, one of their four sacraments.

Joseph Bruchac, part Abenaki Indian, is well qualified to tell the history and meaning of the sweat lodge as it was and still is practiced by native people. The legends he includes are teaching stories, indirectly explaining the sweat lodge to those who will hear.

Lakota Sweat Lodge Cards - Lame Deer/Sarkis $29.95

Spiritual Teachings of the Sioux.

Black Elk - Wallace Black Elk - $10.00

Sacred ways of a Lakota

BLACK DAWN BRIGHT DAY Sun Bear with Wabun Wind - $9.95

"We all know deep within ourselves that it is time to take healing action in our Earth walk. Sun Bear's thoughtful book helps us look at our history and current attitudes, however painful and frustrating, and offers us down-to-earth suggestions for more harmonious ways of being. It is timely and most useful." Brooke Medicine Eagle

My Road to the Sundance - Manny Twofeathers $14.95

The Way Of The Shaman - Michael Harner $11.00

The Flight Of Winged Wolf - Hughes-Calero - $9.95

Aligning shape-shifting energies between Shaman and apprentice.

Rainbow Nation Without Borders - Alberto Ruz Buenfil - $16.95

Toward an ecotopian millennium.

Dreaming With The Wheel - Sun Bear - $12.00

How to interpret and work with your dreams using the medicine wheel.

Beautiful Painted Arrow - Joseph Rael - 11.95

Stories and teachings from the Native American tradition.

Spirit Song - 8 book series - Mary Summer Rain inquire for titles

Mystics, Magicians And Medicine People - Doug Boyd $11.95

Education Of Little Tree - Forrest Carter $12.00

 

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