Rediscovering Turtle Island : a First Peoples' account of the sacred geography of America
An exploration of Indigenous cosmology and history in North America. Examines the complexities of Indigenous legends and creation myths and reveals common oral traditions across much of North America. Explores the history of Cahokia, the Mississippian Mound Builder Empire of1050-1300 CE, told through the voice of Honga, a Native leader of the time. Presents an Indigenous revisionist history regarding Thomas Jefferson, expansionist doctrine, and Manifest Destiny
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- ISBN: 9781591435204 (pbk.)
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Physical Description
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xvii, 190 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm - Publisher 2024
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1. Cosmogenesis: The Earth Diver Mythos, an Ancient Creation Cosmology -- 2. An Island in the East: A Comparative Analysis of an Indigenous Atlantis -- 3. The Founders' Dilemma of America: A First Peoples Historical Perspective of America -- 4. Living Red: An Indigenous Philosophy on Living in Harmony with Earth Mother -- 5. Pahuk: Sacred Geography in Nebraska -- 6. Mother Corn, Mother Earth: Rediscovering a Sacred Tribal Feminine Tradition --7. Cahokia: The Rise and Fall of an Indigenous Empire -- 8. AsAbove, So Below: Archaeoastronomy of the Earthen Works and the Journey of the Souls -- 9. Ten Thousand Years Ago and Beyond: The Antiquity of Indigenous Peoples in America. |