North American Indian medicine people
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0531156400
ISBN 13
9780531156407
Category
General Library Collection
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Publication Year
1992
Publisher
Pages
64
Subject
Indigenous peoples -- Medicine -- Juvenile literature
Abstract
"Describes the healing techniques used by various American Indian tribes and explains the theories and beliefs behind these practices."--WorldCat.org.
Description
64 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Biblio Notes
Contents:
Medicine men and women
Being healthy
Choosing and training medicine people
The Midewiwin, the Great Medicine Society of the Ojibwa
Navajo ceremonies and sand painting
The Iroquois false face society
Soul retrieval on the Northwest coast
The sucking cure
Witchcraft
North American Indian medical tools and practices
The owl prophet's last lesson
Medicines
American Indian medicine today.
Medicine men and women
Being healthy
Choosing and training medicine people
The Midewiwin, the Great Medicine Society of the Ojibwa
Navajo ceremonies and sand painting
The Iroquois false face society
Soul retrieval on the Northwest coast
The sucking cure
Witchcraft
North American Indian medical tools and practices
The owl prophet's last lesson
Medicines
American Indian medicine today.
Number of Copies
1
