Books!

[Tsalagi_Phoenix]

A few days ago Scholastic released a list of the 100 greatest children's book. A few of my favorite books are on there. Here's the link in case anyone interested in seeing what books are on the list: http://www.scholastic.com/100books/

[Tsalagi_Phoenix]

Finished reading Magic Knights Rayearth volumes 1-3 and now I'm reading The Weekend was Murder! by Joan Lowery Nixon.

I'm also waiting for some books to come in at the library for me to pick up. I haven't been to the library in about a week and I miss it I'm a library addict

[KewlMohawkGirl]

I'm curious if anyone has read "Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry: The Deception Behind Indigenous Cultural Preservation" by Frances Widdowson and Albert Howard? It's been recommended to me by a friend and from reading the reviews I'm wondering if I wasted my money. I appreciate others thoughts on this. Thanks :)

[Tsalagi_Phoenix]

I got the books I had on hold at the library yesterday. So, now I have more to read! Right now I'm reading The Gift of Story by Clarissa Pinkola Estes.

[Migiziwomen]

oh i like this book thread much better then the last one.....


right now i am reading bag of bones. just got my new glasses so i am so excited to be reading again. i have had this book for years,so i guess i should finish it

[muskrat_skull]

oh i like this book thread much better then the last one.....


right now i am reading bag of bones. just got my new glasses so i am so excited to be reading again. i have had this book for years,so i guess i should finish it

They got the movie on netflix now, it was good.

[Tsalagi_Phoenix]

Now I'm reading Incident at Loring Groves by Sonia Levitin. I've also put some more books on hold at the library lol

[Migiziwomen]

They got the movie on netflix now, it was good.

i know i want to watch it but i have to finish the book first. then it is on

[wyo_rose]

I'm reading the Murder of King Tut, which is written as a mystery novel, but featuring the facts, just the facts, ma'am.

I should add that it's by James Patterson and it's hard to put down. A quick read though...gotta limit myself to 3 short chapters a night.

[Tsalagi_Phoenix]

I'm reading Monster High by Lisi Harrison.

[silvermoon2012]

Reading...writing

So I am a gemini with adhd like crazy so I am reading like four books at once, while working on a story or two of my own I like writing.
1) a work book in music theory (absolutly thrilling... not.)
2)Homer's Odyssey. Gwen Cooper (about a blind cat)
3) Jurassic Park. Micheal Criton
4)Beginning guitar. (instructional book)(reading it is the easy part getting my hands to cooperate is a different story)

[AmigoKumeyaay]

Faces From The Land

National Geographic article:
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http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2009/03/29/powwow_tradition_celebrated_in_pictures/

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Ben Marra, a Seattle commercial photographer, and his then new bride, Linda, attended their first powwow in 1988. Ben had been commissioned by a printing company to make a photograph to showcase the color quality of the company’s latest printing capabilities.


They hit upon the idea of photographing an American Indian, a descendant of the first people to call the state of Washington home. This led them to a powwow at a rural school–and a decades-long passion that has taken the Marras to powwows across North America.

In their latest book, “Faces From the Land: Twenty Years of Powwow Tradition” (Harry N. Abrams, Inc; $30; April 2009), Ben and Linda Marra have assembled scores of vibrant portraits of dancers in ethnic costumes old and new, each one accompanied by a personal narrative. The common theme in both pictures and words is palpable pride in a sacred heritage that thrives.

“On the Great Plains our major musical road is traditionally expressed by a community ceremony called a powwow,” writes George P. Horse Capture in the foreword of “Faces From the Land.”

The senior counselor to the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. adds that it is said that the original Narragansett word for powwow meant “medicine man.” Since then it has undergone many intepretations and means much more than today.

“To more deeply understand the dance one must understand the culture,” he writes. “Long ago there was no formal police department to protect society. Protection had to be provided by the Indian societies themselves. So the tribes developed a warrior class, whose main duties were to protect the tribe.

“When successful they were honored by their communities, reenacting their exploits accompanied by society songs while bedecked in special attire.

“This spiritual ceremony quickly spread from the Omaha tribe to the Sioux and beyond, and evolved into the powwow.”

Although Ben Marra shoots action-oriented dance scenes, the couple considers these portraits their signature work. Both the dancing photos and the portraits are published in annual calendars which help raise powwow awareness and raise funds for Native American youth groups.


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“The outfit I wear was given to me by my father,” says Ardell Scalplock, a Siksika powwow dancer. “My dad and I traveled to many powwows and he always taught me to have a kind word for everyone we meet. I’ve tried my best to make my dad proud, and I hope his legacy will always be carried on through me and my children.”

Photo by Ben Marra

LINK TO BEN MARRA;S WEBSITE:

http://www.benmarra.com/book.html

[Stands Alone]

I'm reading "The Renegades" by T.Jefferson Parker

also reading "Fools Crow Wisdom & Power" by Thomas E. Mails (this one is during day hours so I can grasp the words better than before going to bed!)

[bluebelle]

Nice link AmigoK!

I'm reading "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales" by Oliver Sacks. It's a great compilation of the true stories of a neurologist's strangest, and most intriguing, patients. It's a bit of a challenging read, but well worth it.

[wyo_rose]

I started ARCTIC DREAMS, but I don't think it's what I expected.

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