The Indian How Book (Dover Children's Classics) Paperback – Illustrated, June 1, 1975
by Arthur C. Parker
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This book is likely the opposite of PC in today's world but should be viewed for the times in which it was written. It is a fascinating piece reflecting the kind of condescension that would lead to the description:
You will also learn the true behavior of Indians, such as: how they were not taciturn (as pictured in numerous erroneous movies) but laughed and joked much of the time; how many Indians were not nomadic hunters but settlers who got most of their food from farming; and how, in general, Indians were not savages but native Americans who had a culture of their own with an educational system and the land, a religious belief in the spirits of the other world, and a veneration of the values of courage, integrity, honor, and generosity.
All in all this is a great book with real information about Native American Culture.
A rare Deb's Book Paradise Find and a bargain. How did the Indians do things? How did they make their canoes, tipis, traps, bark lodges, and war bonnets? How did they treat women, marry, talk, and dress? How did they hunt, use the peace pipe, perform the sun dance, make magic, gather medicine, and send signals? All these Hows and many more are described in this book by Arthur C. Parker (Gawaso Wanneh) from his personal experience and knowledge of Indian life. Each of the 74 sections on how the Indians did something is a fascinating and revealing exposition of Indian lore including many little-known facts.
For anyone with little or no knowledge of the American Indian, this book will be a revelation and a challenge to our modern way of life. For readers who have some acquaintance with Indian history or anthropology, this book offers a practical guide to over 70 of the crafts, methods, and activities of these first and best American naturalists. When it comes to getting closer to the land in body or in spirit, there is no better teacher than the American Indian.
Reading level: 8-14 years
Grad level: 3-8
This book is likely the opposite of PC in today's world but should be viewed for the times in which it was written. It is a fascinating piece reflecting the kind of condescension that would lead to the description:
You will also learn the true behavior of Indians, such as: how they were not taciturn (as pictured in numerous erroneous movies) but laughed and joked much of the time; how many Indians were not nomadic hunters but settlers who got most of their food from farming; and how, in general, Indians were not savages but native Americans who had a culture of their own with an educational system and the land, a religious belief in the spirits of the other world, and a veneration of the values of courage, integrity, honor, and generosity.
All in all this is a great book with real information about Native American Culture.
A rare Deb's Book Paradise Find and a bargain. How did the Indians do things? How did they make their canoes, tipis, traps, bark lodges, and war bonnets? How did they treat women, marry, talk, and dress? How did they hunt, use the peace pipe, perform the sun dance, make magic, gather medicine, and send signals? All these Hows and many more are described in this book by Arthur C. Parker (Gawaso Wanneh) from his personal experience and knowledge of Indian life. Each of the 74 sections on how the Indians did something is a fascinating and revealing exposition of Indian lore including many little-known facts.
For anyone with little or no knowledge of the American Indian, this book will be a revelation and a challenge to our modern way of life. For readers who have some acquaintance with Indian history or anthropology, this book offers a practical guide to over 70 of the crafts, methods, and activities of these first and best American naturalists. When it comes to getting closer to the land in body or in spirit, there is no better teacher than the American Indian.
Reading level: 8-14 years
Grad level: 3-8
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- Title
- The Indian How Book (Dover Children's Classics) Paperback – Illustrated, June 1, 1975
- Author
- Arthur C. Parker
- Book Condition
- Used - very good condition
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- Paperback
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- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- American, Children's, grade, Middle, Native, reader
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