Straight with the medicine : narratives of Washoe followers of the Tipi Way / as told to Warren L. d'Azevedo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

D'Azevedo, Warren L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Washoe Indians--Religion.

Washoe Indians.

Washoe language.

Peyotism--Nevada.

Peyotism.

Peyotism--California.

Indian mythology--Nevada.

Indian mythology.

Indian mythology--California.

California.

Nevada.

Physical Description:

xiv, 120 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, Calif. : Heyday Books, [2006]

Summary:

Vernal pools, protected lagoons, grassy hills rich in bunchgrasses and, where the San Francisco Bay is today, ancient bison and mammoths roaming a vast grassland. Through the use of historical ecology, Laura Cunningham walks through these forgotten landscapes to uncover secrets about the past, explore what our future will hold, and experience the ever-changing landscape of California. Combining the skill of an accomplished artist with passion for landscapes and training as a naturalist, Cunningham has spent more than two decades poring over historical accounts, paleontology findings, and archaeological data. Traveling with paintbox in hand, she tracked the remaining vestiges of semipristine landscape like a detective, seeking clues that revealed the California of past centuries. She traveled to other regions as well, to sketch grizzly bears, wolves, and other magnificent creatures that are gone from California landscapes. In her studio, Cunningham created paintings of vast landscapes and wildlife from the raw data she had collected, her own observations in the wild, and her knowledge of ecological laws and processes. Through A State of Change , readers are given the pure pleasure of wandering through these wondrous and seemingly exotic scenes of Old California and understanding the possibilities for both change and conservation in our present-day landscape. A State of Change is as vital as it is visionary.

Contents:

This Herb 1

The Tipi Way 3

My Outfit 9

Songs 17

Creation 23

Feathers 27

Two Friends 33

Stranger in the Tribe 35

Jesus and the Donkey 39

The Indian Doctor and the Peyote Chief 41

Praying 43

The Stranger and the Spider 47

Straight with the Medicine 49

Power Boys 65

The Roadchief and the Preacher 71

They Know All About Indians 77

A White Man with Sense 83

Two Black Indians 85

White Doctors 87

Alcohol 91

The Old Man and the Tripe 95

Mohawks 99

The Delegation to Washington 107

These People Got a Chance Yet 111.

Notes:

"Contains in part the thirteen narratives originally hand printed by Kenneth Carpenter of the Black Rock Press, University of Nevada, Reno, in 1978 ... also included are eleven additional narratives"--Acknowledgments.

ISBN:

1597140295

OCLC:

62741410