Distinguished Native American spiritual practitioners and healers / Troy R. Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Troy R.

Series:

Distinguished Native Americans series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Biography.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Religion.

Healers--North America--Biography.

Healers.

Shamans--North America--Biography.

Shamans.

North America.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

x, 293 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 27 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Oryx Press, 2002.

Contents:

Profiles

Aiowantha (Hiawatha) 1

Akikita 3

William Apes 6

Aripeka 9

Thomas Banyacya 12

Big Ike 16

Josie Billie 18

Black Elk 21

Black Hairy Dog 24

James Blue Bird 26

James Chrysostom Bouchard 29

Box Elder 32

Brave Buffalo (Tatan' ka ohi' tika) 34

Fanny Brown 36

Bull Lodge 38

Jesse Bushyhead 41

Calf Shirt 44

Peter Catches 46

Nels Charles 48

Coocoochee 50

George Copway 52

Crazy Mule 54

Henry Crow Dog II 57

Curley Headed Doctor (or Curly-Headed Doctor) 60

Daveko 63

Deganawida 65

Philip Joseph Deloria 67

Vine Victor Deloria, Sr. 70

Vine Deloria, Jr. 72

Charles Alexander Eastman 75

Enmegahbowh 78

Fanny Flounder 81

Frank Fools Crow 84

Stephen Foreman 89

Josiah Francis 91

Goyathlay (Geronimo) 93

Handsome Lake (Skanyadariyoh) 96

Albert Hensley 99

Emily Hill 102

Hola Tso 105

Jake Hunt 107

Kah-ke-wa-quo-na-by ("Sacred Feathers") (Peter Jones) 109

Kee-Kah-Wah-Un-Ga (Reuben A. Snake, Jr.) 112

Kenekuk 115

Keseruk 118

Kicking Bear 120

John King 122

Susan La Flesche Picotte 124

John (Fire) Lame Deer 127

Low Horn 130

Mamanti 132

Mabel McKay 134

Ruby Modesto 137

Mon'Hin Thin Ge 139

Mountain Wolf Woman 142

Nakaidoklini 145

Neolin (Delaware Prophet) ("The Enlightened One") 147

Ne-sha-pa-na-cumin (Charles Journeycake) 149

Samson Occum 153

Molly Ockett 156

Pagits 159

Quanah Parker 161

Essie Parrish 164

Passaconaway 167

Piapot 170

Pope (Popay) 174

Porcupine 177

Pretty-Shield 179

Rolling Thunder 181

Juan de Jesus Romero (Deer Bird) 183

Sanapia 186

Shoniagizik 188

Short Bull 191

Sitting Bull (Hana cha-thi ak) 194

Skolaskin (or Kolaskin) 197

John Slocum 200

Redbird Smith 203

Smohalla 205

Stone Forehead 208

Suwi 210

Sweet Medicine 212

Tavibo (Northern Paiute-White Man) 214

Kateri (Catherine) Tekakwitha 217

Enskwatawa ("Open Door") 220

Albert Thomas 223

Toohoolhoolzote 225

Toypurina (Regina Josefa Toypurina) 228

John Trehero ("Rainbow") 230

Two Wolves 233

Wabokieshiek 235

Wassaja (Carlos Montezuma) 238

White Bird 241

White Buffalo Calf Woman 244

White Bull ("Ice" or "Hail") 246

Eleazar Williams 249

Wodziwob ("Gray Hair") 251

Wolf Chief 254

Wovoka (Jack Wilson) 256

Allen Wright 259

Thomas Yellowtail 261.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-280) and index.

ISBN:

1573563587

OCLC:

47623788